Twin piston

N36PB

1973 Piper Navajo Chieftain

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
1973
Serial
31-7405128
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Marin Pacific International LLC (LLC)
Based
Apple Valley, CA
Registration record

N36PB on the FAA register

Type
1973 Piper Navajo Chieftain (FAA: Piper PA-31-350)
Serial
31-7405128
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Marin Pacific International LLC
Apple Valley, CA
Certificate issued
2019-06-20
Airworthiness date
1973-10-11
Registration expires
2029-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A40B3A
Mode S (octal)
51005472
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).
  • 2019-06-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N36PB.
  • 1995-01-21
    Accident at La Grande, OR; damage: substantial.
  • 1982-01-13
    Accident at Spokane, WA; damage: substantial.
  • 1973-10-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N36PB

N36PB is a 1973 Piper Navajo Chieftain (FAA model PA-31-350), serial number 31-7405128. The FAA register lists Marin Pacific International LLC as the registrant in Apple Valley, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 20, 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 11, 1973.

N36PB has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1995-01-21 Accident · La Grande, OR Damage: Substantial NTSB · SEA95LA039
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-31-350
Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE/CLEARANCE FROM HIGHER TERRAIN THAT WAS LOCATED NEAR THE AIRPORT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: LOW CEILING, FOG, FALSE/INCORRECT INDICATION OF THE NDB, FAILURE OF OTHER PERSONNEL TO PROPERLY ISSUE A NOTAM CONCERNING THE NDB, AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PROPERLY IDENTIFY THE NAVAID SIGNAL.
1982-01-13 Accident · Spokane, WA Damage: Substantial NTSB · SEA82DA017
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-31-350

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.