Single-engine piston

N47BC

1988 Piper Malibu

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1988
Serial
4608129
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental TSIO-520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Brentech Leasing LLC (LLC)
Based
Cartersville, GA
Registration record

N47BC on the FAA register

Type
1988 Piper Malibu (FAA: Piper PA-46-310P)
Serial
4608129
Engines
Continental TSIO-520 series
Registered owner
Brentech Leasing LLC
Cartersville, GA
Certificate issued
2025-03-17
Airworthiness date
1988-08-23
Registration expires
2032-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A5BEDD
Mode S (octal)
51337335
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,343 nm
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-03-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N47BC.
  • 2007-12-26
    Incident at Aspen, CO; damage: minor.
  • 1988-08-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N47BC

N47BC is a 1988 Piper Malibu (FAA model PA-46-310P), serial number 4608129. The FAA register lists Brentech Leasing LLC as the registrant in Cartersville, Georgia. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 17, 2025 and expires on March 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental TSIO-520 series engine and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a range of about 1,343 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated August 23, 1988.

N47BC has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: minor); details are below.

Range
1,343 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
2,090 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,968 ft

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

2007-12-26 Incident · Aspen, CO Damage: Minor NTSB · DEN08IA044
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-46-310P
Probable cause: The failure of the crankshaft due to fatigue. The fatigue crack initiation was not determined.

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.