Single-engine turboprop

N4185L

2000 Piper Meridian

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
2000
Serial
4697025
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Wdw Aviation Leasing Inc (Corporation)
Based
Knoxville, TN
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Registration record

N4185L on the FAA register

Type
2000 Piper Meridian (FAA: Piper PA46-500TP)
Serial
4697025
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Registered owner
Wdw Aviation Leasing Inc
Knoxville, TN
Certificate issued
2004-02-24
Airworthiness date
2000-12-23
Registration expires
2029-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A4F4EA
Mode S (octal)
51172352
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,018 nm
Cruise (type)
260 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2013-11-24
    Accident at Monroe, NC; damage: substantial.
  • 2006-11-18
    Incident at Fort Wayne, IN; damage: minor.
  • 2004-02-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N4185L.
  • 2000-12-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N4185L

N4185L is a 2000 Piper Meridian (FAA model PA46-500TP), serial number 4697025. The FAA register lists Wdw Aviation Leasing Inc as the registrant in Knoxville, Tennessee. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 24, 2004 and expires on November 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine turboprop, one Pratt & Whitney PT6A series engine and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 260 knots and a range of about 1,018 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated December 23, 2000.

N4185L has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
260 kt
Range
1,018 nm
Power / thrust (each)
500
Takeoff over 50 ft
2,438 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,110 ft
Fuel burn
45 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

2013-11-24 Accident · Monroe, NC Damage: Substantial NTSB · ERA14LA071
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-46-500TP
Probable cause: The pilot s operation of the airplane with underinflated tires, which resulted in the right tire s failure during takeoff and a subsequent runway excursion.
2006-11-18 Incident · Fort Wayne, IN Damage: Minor NTSB · CHI07IA067
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-46-500TP
Probable cause: The fatigue failure/separation of the engine mount's nose gear actuator attachment foot, and the manufacturer's inadequate engine mount/nose gear actuator attachment design.
1970-10-02 Accident · Hastings,Minn, 23 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2731
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172G — a different aircraft that carried the N4185L registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: ED IN 3HRS.FUEL NOT VISUALLY CKD BY PLT PRIOR TKOF

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.