Twin piston

N500Q

1973 Piper Navajo

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1973
Serial
31-7300934
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Sanborn Map Co Inc (Corporation)
Based
Colorado Springs, CO
Registration record

N500Q on the FAA register

Type
1973 Piper Navajo (FAA: Piper PA-31-310)
Serial
31-7300934
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Sanborn Map Co Inc
Colorado Springs, CO
Certificate issued
2018-02-15
Airworthiness date
1989-12-28
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A63B4E
Mode S (octal)
51435516
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
840 nm
Cruise (type)
215 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-02-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N500Q.
  • 1989-12-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1973
    Manufactured (1973).
Overview

About N500Q

N500Q is a 1973 Piper Navajo (FAA model PA-31-310), serial number 31-7300934. The FAA register lists Sanborn Map Co Inc as the registrant in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 15, 2018 and expires on February 29, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming TIO-540 series engines and 8 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 215 knots and a range of about 840 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated December 28, 1989.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N500Q.

Cruise
215 kt
Range
840 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
890 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,115 ft
Fuel burn
34 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N500Q.

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.