Single-engine turboprop

N278J

2002 Piper Meridian

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2002
Serial
4697127
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Lafayette, CA
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Registration record

N278J on the FAA register

Type
2002 Piper Meridian (FAA: Piper PA46-500TP)
Serial
4697127
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Lafayette, CA
Certificate issued
2023-09-07
Airworthiness date
2002-04-12
Registration expires
2030-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A2C4FC
Mode S (octal)
50542374
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,018 nm
Cruise (type)
260 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-09-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N278J.
  • 2002-04-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N278J

N278J is a 2002 Piper Meridian (FAA model PA46-500TP), serial number 4697127. It is registered to co-owners in Lafayette, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 7, 2023 and expires on September 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine turboprop, one Pratt & Whitney PT6A series engine and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 260 knots and a range of about 1,018 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated April 12, 2002.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N278J.

Cruise
260 kt
Range
1,018 nm
Power / thrust (each)
500
Takeoff over 50 ft
2,438 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,110 ft
Fuel burn
45 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N278J.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.