Single-engine turboprop

N444RR

2006 Piper Meridian

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2006
Serial
4697278
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Access Yacht Sales Inc (Corporation)
Based
Norwalk, CT
Registration record

N444RR on the FAA register

Type
2006 Piper Meridian (FAA: Piper PA46-500TP)
Serial
4697278
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A
Registered owner
Access Yacht Sales Inc
Norwalk, CT
Certificate issued
2006-12-20
Airworthiness date
2006-11-03
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A55B00
Mode S (octal)
51255400
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

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-07-15
    Accident at Vineyard Haven, MA; damage: substantial.
  • 2006-12-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N444RR.
  • 2006-11-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N444RR

N444RR is a 2006 Piper Meridian (FAA model PA46-500TP), serial number 4697278. The FAA register lists Access Yacht Sales Inc as the registrant in Norwalk, Connecticut. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 20, 2006 and expires on January 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine turboprop, one Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A 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 3, 2006.

N444RR has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

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

Published figures for the Piper Meridian type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Piper Meridian specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2023-07-15 Accident · Vineyard Haven, MA Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · ERA23LA300
Reported aircraft: Piper PA46
Probable cause: The pilot s incapacitation due to a sudden in-flight cardiac event, which resulted in a gear-up landing.

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.