Twin piston

N406DZ

1978 Piper PA-31

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
31-7812051
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO 540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Speedstar Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Kalispell, MT
Registration record

N406DZ on the FAA register

Type
1978 Piper PA-31
Serial
31-7812051
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO 540 series
Registered owner
Speedstar Aviation LLC
Kalispell, MT
Certificate issued
2025-11-12
Airworthiness date
2014-02-10
Registration expires
2032-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A4C34E
Mode S (octal)
51141516
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
603 nm
Cruise (type)
148 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-11-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N406DZ.
  • 2014-02-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1978
    Manufactured (1978).
Overview

About N406DZ

N406DZ is a 1978 Piper PA-31, serial number 31-7812051. The FAA register lists Speedstar Aviation LLC as the registrant in Kalispell, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 12, 2025 and expires on November 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming TIO 540 series engines and 8 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 148 knots and a range of about 603 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated February 10, 2014.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N406DZ.

Cruise
148 kt
Range
603 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,290 ft
Landing over 50 ft
750 ft
Fuel burn
14 gph

Published figures for the Piper PA-31 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 N406DZ.

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.