Single-engine turboprop

N43VM

2000 Piper Meridian

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2000
Serial
46-97005
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
N43Vm LLC (LLC)
Based
Fremont, CA
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Registration record

N43VM on the FAA register

Type
2000 Piper Meridian (FAA: Piper PA46-500TP)
Serial
46-97005
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Registered owner
N43Vm LLC
Fremont, CA
Certificate issued
2020-12-28
Airworthiness date
2000-11-24
Registration expires
2027-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A522AC
Mode S (octal)
51221254
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

  • 2027-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-12-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N43VM.
  • 2000-11-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N43VM

N43VM is a 2000 Piper Meridian (FAA model PA46-500TP), serial number 46-97005. The FAA register lists N43Vm LLC as the registrant in Fremont, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 28, 2020 and expires on December 31, 2027.

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 November 24, 2000.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N43VM.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N43VM.

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.