Single-engine turboprop

N3128S

2006 Piper Meridian

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2006
Serial
4697251
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Gem Equipment Leasing LLC (LLC)
Based
Emmett, ID
Registration record

N3128S on the FAA register

Type
2006 Piper Meridian (FAA: New Piper PA-46-500TP)
Serial
4697251
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A
Registered owner
Gem Equipment Leasing LLC
Emmett, ID
Certificate issued
2025-12-18
Airworthiness date
2006-04-19
Registration expires
2032-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A351C0
Mode S (octal)
50650700
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

  • 2032-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-12-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N3128S to the current registrant.
  • 2006-04-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1981-09-29
    N3128S previously assigned to a Cessna 182 Skylane / 182G (s/n 18255628); cancelled.
Overview

About N3128S

N3128S is a 2006 Piper Meridian (FAA model PA-46-500TP), serial number 4697251. The FAA register lists Gem Equipment Leasing LLC as the registrant in Emmett, Idaho. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 18, 2025 and expires on December 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine turboprop, one Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A 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 19, 2006.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N3128S.

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

Published figures for the Piper Meridian type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Piper Meridian specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N3128S.

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.