Twin piston

N31TE

1984 Piper Navajo Chieftain

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1984
Serial
31-8452012
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Albany, OR
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Registration record

N31TE on the FAA register

Type
1984 Piper Navajo Chieftain (FAA: Piper PA-31-350)
Serial
31-8452012
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Albany, OR
Certificate issued
2022-09-17
Airworthiness date
1984-04-06
Registration expires
2029-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A34626
Mode S (octal)
50643046
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-09-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N31TE to the current registrant.
  • 2006-04-06
    N31TE previously assigned to a Beechcraft N35 Bonanza (s/n D-6745); cancelled.
  • 1984-04-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N31TE

N31TE is a 1984 Piper Navajo Chieftain (FAA model PA-31-350), serial number 31-8452012. It is registered to an individual in Albany, Oregon. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 17, 2022 and expires on September 30, 2029.

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 April 6, 1984.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N31TE. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2005-07-24 Accident · West Jordan, UT Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · DEN05FA114
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft N35 — a different aircraft that carried the N31TE registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: the pilot's improper preflight planning, his attempted flight into adverse weather conditions, and the stall resulting in the loss of control and subsequent crash. Factors contributing to the accident were the pilot's inadequate evaluation of the weather conditions, the airplane exceeding its gross weight limitations, and the dry microburst from thunderstorms located near the airport.

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.