Twin turboprop

N497WW

1978 Piper Cheyenne II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
31T-7820045
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-28
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Win Win Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Wake Forest, NC
Registration record

N497WW on the FAA register

Type
1978 Piper Cheyenne II (FAA: Piper PA-31T)
Serial
31T-7820045
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-28
Registered owner
Win Win Aviation Inc
Wake Forest, NC
Certificate issued
2014-06-10
Airworthiness date
2015-07-24
Registration expires
2027-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A62C22
Mode S (octal)
51426042
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,150 nm
Cruise (type)
245 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-07-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2014-06-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N497WW.
  • 1978
    Manufactured (1978).
Overview

About N497WW

N497WW is a 1978 Piper Cheyenne II (FAA model PA-31T), serial number 31T-7820045. The FAA register lists Win Win Aviation Inc as the registrant in Wake Forest, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 10, 2014 and expires on June 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-28 engines and 8 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 245 knots and a range of about 1,150 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated July 24, 2015.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N497WW.

Cruise
245 kt
Range
1,150 nm
Power / thrust (each)
620
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,980 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,480 ft
Fuel burn
95 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N497WW.

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.