Single-engine turboprop

N31JD

Piper Meridian

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
4697246
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Laural Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Banner Elk, NC
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Registration record

N31JD on the FAA register

Type
Piper Meridian (FAA: New Piper PA-46-500TP)
Serial
4697246
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A
Registered owner
Laural Aviation LLC
Banner Elk, NC
Certificate issued
2024-07-01
Airworthiness date
2006-03-15
Registration expires
2031-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A34544
Mode S (octal)
50642504
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

  • 2031-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-07-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N31JD to the current registrant.
  • 2013-04-18
    N31JD previously assigned to a Homebuilt Lancair 320 MKII (s/n 852); cancelled.
  • 2006-03-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1991-03-15
    N31JD previously assigned to a Lake LA 4/200 Buccaneer (s/n 1097); cancelled.
Overview

About N31JD

N31JD is a Piper Meridian (FAA model PA-46-500TP), serial number 4697246. The FAA register lists Laural Aviation LLC as the registrant in Banner Elk, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 1, 2024 and expires on July 31, 2031.

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 March 15, 2006.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N31JD.

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 N31JD.

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.