Single-engine turboprop

N447CH

Piper Meridian / M500

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
4697374
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bruce Alexander Company LLC (LLC)
Based
Elkhart, IN
Registration record

N447CH on the FAA register

Type
Piper Meridian / M500 (FAA: Piper PA46-500TP)
Serial
4697374
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A
Registered owner
Bruce Alexander Company LLC
Elkhart, IN
Certificate issued
2020-12-22
Airworthiness date
2008-09-19
Registration expires
2027-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A564D8
Mode S (octal)
51262330
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,000 nm
Cruise (type)
260 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-12-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N447CH.
  • 2008-09-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N447CH

N447CH is a Piper Meridian / M500 (FAA model PA46-500TP), serial number 4697374. The FAA register lists Bruce Alexander Company LLC as the registrant in Elkhart, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 22, 2020 and expires on December 31, 2027.

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 1,000 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated September 19, 2008.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N447CH.

Cruise
260 kt
Range
1,000 nm
Fuel burn
56 gph

Published figures for the Piper Meridian / M500 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N447CH.

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.