Twin piston

N3516A

1979 Piper Navajo Chieftain

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1979
Serial
31-7952106
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Airplane 2 LLC (LLC)
Based
Sedona, AZ
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Registration record

N3516A on the FAA register

Type
1979 Piper Navajo Chieftain (FAA: Piper PA-31-350)
Serial
31-7952106
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Airplane 2 LLC
Sedona, AZ
Certificate issued
2025-11-19
Airworthiness date
1979-04-20
Registration expires
2032-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A3EBAF
Mode S (octal)
50765657
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-11-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N3516A to the current registrant.
  • 1981-06-30
    Incident at Hailey,Id, 12; damage: minor.
  • 1979-04-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1958-02-24
    N3516A previously assigned to a Piper PA-22 (s/n 22-1788); cancelled.
Overview

About N3516A

N3516A is a 1979 Piper Navajo Chieftain (FAA model PA-31-350), serial number 31-7952106. The FAA register lists Airplane 2 LLC as the registrant in Sedona, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 19, 2025 and expires on November 30, 2032.

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 20, 1979.

N3516A has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: minor); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1981-06-30 Incident · Hailey,Id, 12 Damage: Minor NTSB · 5 0067
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-31
1970-08-20 Accident · Moore Haven,Fla, 09 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1300
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft B55 — a different aircraft that carried the N3516A registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: IN OF RETRACT ROD AND PLUNGER MISG.GR RPRD 7/70.

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.