Twin piston

N4098A

1981 Piper Navajo Chieftain

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
1981
Serial
31-8152200
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Jaa Holdings LLC (LLC)
Based
Springfield, IL
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Registration record

N4098A on the FAA register

Type
1981 Piper Navajo Chieftain (FAA: Piper PA-31-350)
Serial
31-8152200
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Jaa Holdings LLC
Springfield, IL
Certificate issued
2024-01-15
Airworthiness date
1981-11-19
Registration expires
2031-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A4D181
Mode S (octal)
51150601
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-01-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N4098A to the current registrant.
  • 2008-03-20
    Accident at Portland, OR; damage: substantial.
  • 1989-10-25
    Accident at Ontario, CA; damage: substantial.
  • 1981-11-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N4098A

N4098A is a 1981 Piper Navajo Chieftain (FAA model PA-31-350), serial number 31-8152200. The FAA register lists Jaa Holdings LLC as the registrant in Springfield, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 15, 2024 and expires on January 31, 2031.

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 November 19, 1981.

N4098A has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2008-03-20 Accident · Portland, OR Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX08LA080
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-31-350
Probable cause: The failure of company maintenance personnel to install the upper pivot bolt through the pivot hole in the upper end of the landing gear actuating rod, and the company maintenance inspector's inadequate inspection of the work performed.
1989-10-25 Accident · Ontario, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX90LA036A
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-31-350
Probable cause: IMPROPER USE OF BRAKES BY THE PILOT OF THE PIPER PA-31.

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.