Twin turboprop

N400WS

1981 Piper Cheyenne IIXL

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1981
Serial
31T-8166044
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-135A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Hatbright Farm LLC (LLC)
Based
Wilmington, DE
Registration record

N400WS on the FAA register

Type
1981 Piper Cheyenne IIXL (FAA: Piper PA-31T2)
Serial
31T-8166044
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-135A
Registered owner
Hatbright Farm LLC
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2025-10-16
Airworthiness date
2026-03-12
Registration expires
2032-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A4AEA6
Mode S (octal)
51127246
Seats (type)
10
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,100 nm
Cruise (type)
245 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-03-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2025-10-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N400WS to the current registrant.
  • 1984-07-18
    Accident at Rock Hill, SC; damage: destroyed.
  • 1981
    Manufactured (1981).
Overview

About N400WS

N400WS is a 1981 Piper Cheyenne IIXL (FAA model PA-31T2), serial number 31T-8166044. The FAA register lists Hatbright Farm LLC as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 16, 2025 and expires on October 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-135A engines and 10 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 245 knots and a range of about 1,100 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated March 12, 2026.

N400WS has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Cruise
245 kt
Range
1,100 nm
Power / thrust (each)
620
Takeoff over 50 ft
2,940 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,446 ft
Fuel burn
101 gph

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

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1984-07-18 Accident · Rock Hill, SC Damage: Destroyed NTSB · ATL84FA222
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-32R-300

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.