Twin piston

N29872

1972 Piper Navajo

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1972
Serial
31-7300932
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Raleigh, NC
Registration record

N29872 on the FAA register

Type
1972 Piper Navajo (FAA: Piper PA-31-310)
Serial
31-7300932
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Raleigh, NC
Certificate issued
2025-05-14
Airworthiness date
1973-01-11
Registration expires
2032-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A3169A
Mode S (octal)
50613232
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
840 nm
Cruise (type)
215 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-05-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N29872 to the current registrant.
  • 1973-01-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1972
    Manufactured (1972).
  • 1941-09-11
    N29872 previously assigned to a Taylorcraft BC12-65 (s/n 2723); cancelled.
Overview

About N29872

N29872 is a 1972 Piper Navajo (FAA model PA-31-310), serial number 31-7300932. It is registered to an individual in Raleigh, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 14, 2025 and expires on May 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming TIO-540 series engines and 8 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 215 knots and a range of about 840 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated January 11, 1973.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N29872.

Cruise
215 kt
Range
840 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
890 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,115 ft
Fuel burn
34 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N29872.

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.