Single-engine piston

N40TS

2010 Piper Malibu Matrix

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2010
Serial
4692156
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540-AE2A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Ist Solutions Inc (Corporation)
Based
Los Angeles, CA
Registration record

N40TS on the FAA register

Type
2010 Piper Malibu Matrix (FAA: Piper PA46R-350T)
Serial
4692156
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540-AE2A
Registered owner
Ist Solutions Inc
Los Angeles, CA
Certificate issued
2011-03-07
Airworthiness date
2010-12-15
Registration expires
2027-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A4AC02
Mode S (octal)
51126002
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,343 nm
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-02-14
    Accident at Tehachapi, CA; damage: destroyed.
  • 2011-03-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N40TS to the current registrant.
  • 2010-12-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1996-09-14
    N40TS previously assigned to a Homebuilt Rultan Varieze (s/n VE470TS); cancelled.
Overview

About N40TS

N40TS is a 2010 Piper Malibu Matrix (FAA model PA46R-350T), serial number 4692156. The FAA register lists Ist Solutions Inc as the registrant in Los Angeles, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 7, 2011 and expires on March 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming TIO-540-AE2A engine and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a range of about 1,343 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated December 15, 2010.

N40TS has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Range
1,343 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
2,090 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,968 ft

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

2021-02-14 Accident · Tehachapi, CA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · WPR21LA111
Reported aircraft: Piper PA46R-350T
Probable cause: The pilot s encounter with mountain wave activity with severe turbulence, which resulted in a loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot s failure to obtain a preflight weather briefing.
1992-07-09 Accident · Indianapolis, IN Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI92DEX02
Reported aircraft: Townsend-Snyder Rultan Varieze — a different aircraft that carried the N40TS registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: FUEL STARVATION DUE TO IMPROPER FUEL TANK SELECTION.

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.