Single-engine turboprop

N30397

2003 Piper Meridian

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2003
Serial
4697167
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Nacogdoches, TX
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Registration record

N30397 on the FAA register

Type
2003 Piper Meridian (FAA: Piper PA46-500TP)
Serial
4697167
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Nacogdoches, TX
Certificate issued
2021-09-17
Airworthiness date
2003-10-17
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A32E2A
Mode S (octal)
50627052
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

  • 2028-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-09-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N30397 to the current registrant.
  • 2003-10-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2000-04-06
    N30397 previously assigned to a Piper Seminole (s/n 44-7995074); cancelled.
  • 1999-04-14
    Accident at Vero Beach, FL; damage: substantial.
  • 1970-06-22
    N30397 previously assigned to a Cessna 177 (s/n 17701234); cancelled.
Overview

About N30397

N30397 is a 2003 Piper Meridian (FAA model PA46-500TP), serial number 4697167. It is registered to co-owners in Nacogdoches, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 17, 2021 and expires on September 30, 2028.

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 October 17, 2003.

N30397 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

1999-04-14 Accident · Vero Beach, FL Damage: Substantial NTSB · MIA99LA128
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-44-180
Probable cause: The improper return to service of a propeller hub by a propeller overhaul company which according to manufacturer's procedures should have been retired due to damage to propeller blades from sudden stoppage. This resulted in undetected fatigue propagation through the hub and separation of a propeller blade in flight. This resulted in overstress separation of the propeller flange and the remainder of the propeller and overstress separation of the engine mount causing the engine to drop down making the aircraft uncontrollable.
1969-09-21 Accident · Spokane,Wash, 47 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3316
Reported aircraft: Cessna 177A — a different aircraft that carried the N30397 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: VERS REPORTED ACFT HAD BEEN PERFORMING AEROBATICS.

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.