Single-engine turboprop

N49BT

2003 Piper Meridian

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2003
Serial
4697161
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Flight Levels LLC (LLC)
Based
Ridgeland, MS
Registration record

N49BT on the FAA register

Type
2003 Piper Meridian (FAA: Piper PA46-500TP)
Serial
4697161
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Registered owner
Flight Levels LLC
Ridgeland, MS
Certificate issued
2023-03-20
Airworthiness date
2003-05-30
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A60DEA
Mode S (octal)
51406752
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

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-03-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N49BT to the current registrant.
  • 2014-06-24
    N49BT previously assigned to a Cessna Turbo 182T Skylane / T182T / 182 T (s/n T18208412); cancelled.
  • 2003-05-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2001-02-10
    N49BT previously assigned to a Homebuilt Wittman Tailwind W10 (s/n 49BT); cancelled.
Overview

About N49BT

N49BT is a 2003 Piper Meridian (FAA model PA46-500TP), serial number 4697161. The FAA register lists Flight Levels LLC as the registrant in Ridgeland, Mississippi. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 20, 2023 and expires on March 31, 2030.

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 May 30, 2003.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N49BT.

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 N49BT.

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.