Twin turboprop

N396FW

1980 Piper Cheyenne III

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
428001021
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Route 66 Aerostars LLC (LLC)
Based
Galena, KS
Registration record

N396FW on the FAA register

Type
1980 Piper Cheyenne III (FAA: Piper PA-42)
Serial
428001021
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Registered owner
Route 66 Aerostars LLC
Galena, KS
Certificate issued
2015-09-29
Airworthiness date
1996-10-18
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A499A5
Mode S (octal)
51114645
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

  • 2028-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-09-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N396FW.
  • 1996-10-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1980
    Manufactured (1980).
Overview

About N396FW

N396FW is a 1980 Piper Cheyenne III (FAA model PA-42), serial number 428001021. The FAA register lists Route 66 Aerostars LLC as the registrant in Galena, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 29, 2015 and expires on September 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Pratt & Whitney PT6A series 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 October 18, 1996.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N396FW.

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 N396FW.

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.