Single-engine turboprop

N462M

2011 Piper Meridian

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2011
Serial
4697462
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
West Bay Management LLC (LLC)
Based
Gardnerville, NV
Registration record

N462M on the FAA register

Type
2011 Piper Meridian (FAA: Piper PA46-500TP)
Serial
4697462
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A
Registered owner
West Bay Management LLC
Gardnerville, NV
Certificate issued
2012-01-20
Airworthiness date
2011-08-03
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A5A21C
Mode S (octal)
51321034
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

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-01-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N462M to the current registrant.
  • 2011-08-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2002-01-23
    N462M previously assigned to a Martin 404 (s/n 14153); cancelled.
  • 1932-07-07
    N462M previously assigned to a Detroit Aircraft Sea Rover E-2 (s/n 6); cancelled.
Overview

About N462M

N462M is a 2011 Piper Meridian (FAA model PA46-500TP), serial number 4697462. The FAA register lists West Bay Management LLC as the registrant in Gardnerville, Nevada. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 20, 2012 and expires on January 31, 2028.

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 August 3, 2011.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N462M.

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 N462M.

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.