Twin piston

N4078B

1980 Piper Navajo Chieftain

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
31-8152055
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Dodson International Parts Inc (Corporation)
Based
Rantoul, KS
Registration record

N4078B on the FAA register

Type
1980 Piper Navajo Chieftain (FAA: Piper PA-31-350)
Serial
31-8152055
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Dodson International Parts Inc
Rantoul, KS
Certificate issued
2015-09-30
Airworthiness date
1981-01-22
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A4CA14
Mode S (octal)
51145024
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-09-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N4078B to the current registrant.
  • 1981-01-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1980
    Manufactured (1980).
  • 1974-07-25
    N4078B previously assigned to a Homebuilt MH-1 (s/n 00001); cancelled.
Overview

About N4078B

N4078B is a 1980 Piper Navajo Chieftain (FAA model PA-31-350), serial number 31-8152055. The FAA register lists Dodson International Parts Inc as the registrant in Rantoul, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 30, 2015 and expires on September 30, 2028.

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 January 22, 1981.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N4078B.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N4078B.

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.