Twin piston

N31NW

1981 Piper Navajo Chieftain

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1981
Serial
318152139
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540-J2B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Alpha Whiskey 2 LLC (LLC)
Based
Brandon, MS
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Registration record

N31NW on the FAA register

Type
1981 Piper Navajo Chieftain (FAA: Piper PA-31-350)
Serial
318152139
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540-J2B
Registered owner
Alpha Whiskey 2 LLC
Brandon, MS
Certificate issued
2026-04-04
Airworthiness date
2017-01-18
Registration expires
2033-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · research & development
Mode S (hex)
A345B9
Mode S (octal)
50642671
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-04-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N31NW.
  • 2017-01-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
  • 2011-02-11
    Accident at Baltimore, MD; damage: substantial.
  • 1981
    Manufactured (1981).
Overview

About N31NW

N31NW is a 1981 Piper Navajo Chieftain (FAA model PA-31-350), serial number 318152139. The FAA register lists Alpha Whiskey 2 LLC as the registrant in Brandon, Mississippi. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 4, 2026 and expires on April 30, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming TIO-540-J2B engines and 8 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (research & development), dated January 18, 2017.

N31NW has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2011-02-11 Accident · Baltimore, MD Damage: Substantial NTSB · ERA11LA141
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-31-350
Probable cause: An in-flight overload failure of the left elevator inboard balance weight rib for undetermined reasons.

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.