Twin piston

N3548J

1979 Piper Navajo Chieftain

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1979
Serial
31-8052027
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Hoover, AL
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Registration record

N3548J on the FAA register

Type
1979 Piper Navajo Chieftain (FAA: Piper PA-31-350)
Serial
31-8052027
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Hoover, AL
Certificate issued
2025-03-28
Airworthiness date
1979-12-11
Registration expires
2032-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A3F722
Mode S (octal)
50773442
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-03-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N3548J to the current registrant.
  • 2017-04-23
    Accident at Covington, LA; damage: substantial.
  • 1979-12-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1971-04-28
    N3548J previously assigned to a Cessna 150E (s/n 15061248); cancelled.
Overview

About N3548J

N3548J is a 1979 Piper Navajo Chieftain (FAA model PA-31-350), serial number 31-8052027. It is registered to an individual in Hoover, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 28, 2025 and expires on March 31, 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 December 11, 1979.

N3548J has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2017-04-23 Accident · Covington, LA Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN17LA166
Reported aircraft: Piper PA 31-350
Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of power to both engines due to fuel exhaustion.
1966-03-06 Accident · Palm Sprngs Calif, 05 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 2 0360
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150 — a different aircraft that carried the N3548J registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: A SAFE LANDING.
1965-12-21 Accident · Compton Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3854
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150E — a different aircraft that carried the N3548J registration before this airframe.

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.