Twin piston

N4078J

1980 Piper Navajo Chieftain

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1980
Serial
31-8152057
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Star Marianas Air Inc (Corporation)
Based
Tinian, MP
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Registration record

N4078J on the FAA register

Type
1980 Piper Navajo Chieftain (FAA: Piper PA-31-350)
Serial
31-8152057
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Star Marianas Air Inc
Tinian, MP MP
Certificate issued
2021-03-31
Airworthiness date
1981-01-26
Registration expires
2028-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A4CA1B
Mode S (octal)
51145033
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-03-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N4078J to the current registrant.
  • 2017-08-30
    Accident at Saipan; damage: substantial.
  • 1981-01-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1980
    Manufactured (1980).
  • 1971-01-19
    N4078J previously assigned to a Cessna 150G (s/n 150-65378); cancelled.
Overview

About N4078J

N4078J is a 1980 Piper Navajo Chieftain (FAA model PA-31-350), serial number 31-8152057. The FAA register lists Star Marianas Air Inc as the registrant in Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 31, 2021 and expires on March 31, 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 26, 1981.

N4078J has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2017-08-30 Accident · Saipan Damage: Substantial NTSB · GAA17CA570
Reported aircraft: Piper PA 31
Probable cause: Impact with multiple birds while retracting the landing gear, which resulted in the subsequent failure of the right inboard main landing gear door actuator hose and prevented the pilot from being able to extend the landing gear.
1968-10-25 Accident · Dinsmore,Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3765
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150 — a different aircraft that carried the N4078J registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: DEG 15K. LANDED ON 50 DEG UPSLOPE.

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.