Twin piston

N34WM

1973 Piper Navajo Chieftain

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1973
Serial
31-7305125
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
70 North LLC (LLC)
Based
Anchorage, AK
Registration record

N34WM on the FAA register

Type
1973 Piper Navajo Chieftain (FAA: Piper PA-31-350)
Serial
31-7305125
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
70 North LLC
Anchorage, AK
Certificate issued
2019-06-11
Airworthiness date
1973-10-03
Registration expires
2029-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A3BCF5
Mode S (octal)
50736365
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-05-17
    Accident at Point Thomson, AK; damage: substantial.
  • 2019-06-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N34WM.
  • 1973-10-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N34WM

N34WM is a 1973 Piper Navajo Chieftain (FAA model PA-31-350), serial number 31-7305125. The FAA register lists 70 North LLC as the registrant in Anchorage, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 11, 2019 and expires on June 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 October 3, 1973.

N34WM has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2023-05-17 Accident · Point Thomson, AK Damage: Substantial NTSB · ANC23LA036
Reported aircraft: Piper PA31
Probable cause: The pilot s inadvertent descent below the published minimum descent altitude, while operating in flat light conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.

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.