Single-engine piston

N512C

2005 Piper Saratoga

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2005
Serial
3257396
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Sky West Aviation Inc Trustee (Corporation)
Based
Albuquerque, NM
Registration record

N512C on the FAA register

Type
2005 Piper Saratoga (FAA: Piper PA-32R-301T)
Serial
3257396
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Sky West Aviation Inc Trustee
Albuquerque, NM
Certificate issued
2024-02-29
Airworthiness date
2005-09-26
Registration expires
2031-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A6690F
Mode S (octal)
51464417
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
745 nm
Cruise (type)
150 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-02-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N512C to the current registrant.
  • 2005-09-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1981-05-07
    N512C previously assigned to a Stinson 108-3 (s/n 108-3512); cancelled.
Overview

About N512C

N512C is a 2005 Piper Saratoga (FAA model PA-32R-301T), serial number 3257396. The FAA register lists Sky West Aviation Inc Trustee as the registrant in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 29, 2024 and expires on February 28, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming TIO-540 series engine and 7 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 150 knots and a range of about 745 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated September 26, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N512C. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
150 kt
Range
745 nm
Power / thrust (each)
300
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,759 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,612 ft
Fuel burn
18 gph

Published figures for the Piper Saratoga type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1976-06-29 Accident · Casper,Wy, 50 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1633
Reported aircraft: Stinson 108 — a different aircraft that carried the N512C registration before this airframe.

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.