Twin piston

N44AC

1980 Piper Navajo Chieftain

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1980
Serial
31-8052147
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Fox Aircraft LLC (LLC)
Based
Bethel, AK
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Registration record

N44AC on the FAA register

Type
1980 Piper Navajo Chieftain (FAA: Piper PA-31-350)
Serial
31-8052147
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Fox Aircraft LLC
Bethel, AK
Certificate issued
2023-01-28
Airworthiness date
1980-05-12
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A54847
Mode S (octal)
51244107
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-01-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N44AC to the current registrant.
  • 1994-04-21
    Accident at Laredo, TX; damage: substantial.
  • 1982-11-05
    N44AC previously assigned to a Piper Turbo Aztec F / Turbo Aztec E / Aztec B (s/n 27-2674); cancelled.
  • 1980-05-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N44AC

N44AC is a 1980 Piper Navajo Chieftain (FAA model PA-31-350), serial number 31-8052147. The FAA register lists Fox Aircraft LLC as the registrant in Bethel, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 28, 2023 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming TIO-540 series engines and 8 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated May 12, 1980.

N44AC has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1994-04-21 Accident · Laredo, TX Damage: Substantial NTSB · FTW94LA136
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-31-350
Probable cause: THE FUEL EXHAUSTION INDUCED POWER LOSS DUE TO THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT AND HIS FAILURE TO REFUEL THE AIRPLANE PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING.
1975-03-24 Accident · Blue Bell,Pa, 38 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3545
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft B55 — a different aircraft that carried the N44AC registration before this airframe.

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.