Twin turboprop

N396CT

1987 Piper Cheyenne III

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1987
Serial
42-5501044
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-61
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Flight Assets LLC (LLC)
Based
Dover, DE
Registration record

N396CT on the FAA register

Type
1987 Piper Cheyenne III (FAA: Piper PA-42-720)
Serial
42-5501044
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-61
Registered owner
Flight Assets LLC
Dover, DE
Certificate issued
2020-03-12
Airworthiness date
2020-06-08
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A49957
Mode S (octal)
51114527
Seats (type)
11
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,600 nm
Cruise (type)
275 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-06-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2020-03-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N396CT.
  • 1987
    Manufactured (1987).
Overview

About N396CT

N396CT is a 1987 Piper Cheyenne III (FAA model PA-42-720), serial number 42-5501044. The FAA register lists Flight Assets LLC as the registrant in Dover, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 12, 2020 and expires on March 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-61 engines and 11 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 275 knots and a range of about 1,600 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated June 8, 2020.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N396CT.

Cruise
275 kt
Range
1,600 nm
Power / thrust (each)
720
Takeoff over 50 ft
3,230 ft
Landing over 50 ft
3,017 ft
Fuel burn
118 gph

Published figures for the Piper Cheyenne III type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N396CT.

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.