Twin piston

N450KC

1978 Piper Navajo Chieftain

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
31-7852092
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Charles City Aeronautics Inc (Corporation)
Based
Charles City, IA
Registration record

N450KC on the FAA register

Type
1978 Piper Navajo Chieftain (FAA: Piper PA-31-350)
Serial
31-7852092
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Charles City Aeronautics Inc
Charles City, IA
Certificate issued
2006-10-11
Airworthiness date
1978-04-26
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A57300
Mode S (octal)
51271400
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2006-10-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N450KC.
  • 1978-04-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N450KC

N450KC is a 1978 Piper Navajo Chieftain (FAA model PA-31-350), serial number 31-7852092. The FAA register lists Charles City Aeronautics Inc as the registrant in Charles City, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 11, 2006 and expires on July 31, 2028.

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 April 26, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N450KC.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N450KC.

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.