Single-engine turboprop

N461JA

2003 Piper Meridian

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2003
Serial
4697168
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Design Builds LLC (LLC)
Based
West Point, VA
Registration record

N461JA on the FAA register

Type
2003 Piper Meridian (FAA: Piper PA46-500TP)
Serial
4697168
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Registered owner
Design Builds LLC
West Point, VA
Certificate issued
2021-05-06
Airworthiness date
2003-11-08
Registration expires
2028-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A59E1B
Mode S (octal)
51317033
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

  • 2028-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-05-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N461JA.
  • 2003-11-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N461JA

N461JA is a 2003 Piper Meridian (FAA model PA46-500TP), serial number 4697168. The FAA register lists Design Builds LLC as the registrant in West Point, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 6, 2021 and expires on May 31, 2028.

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 8, 2003.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N461JA.

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 N461JA.

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.