Twin piston

N305YW

1977 Piper Navajo Chieftain

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1977
Serial
31-7852016
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Richard L Richards P A Trustee (Corporation)
Based
Coral Gables, FL
Registration record

N305YW on the FAA register

Type
1977 Piper Navajo Chieftain (FAA: Piper PA-31-350)
Serial
31-7852016
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Richard L Richards P A Trustee
Coral Gables, FL
Certificate issued
2021-02-10
Airworthiness date
2021-06-01
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A33420
Mode S (octal)
50632040
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-06-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2021-02-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N305YW.
  • 1977
    Manufactured (1977).
Overview

About N305YW

N305YW is a 1977 Piper Navajo Chieftain (FAA model PA-31-350), serial number 31-7852016. The FAA register lists Richard L Richards P A Trustee as the registrant in Coral Gables, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 10, 2021 and expires on February 29, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming TIO-540 series engines and 8 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated June 1, 2021.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N305YW.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N305YW.

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.