Twin piston

N51DB

1978 Piper Seneca II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
34-7970042
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Seneca Air LLC (LLC)
Based
Birmingham, AL
Registration record

N51DB on the FAA register

Type
1978 Piper Seneca II (FAA: Piper PA-34-200T)
Serial
34-7970042
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-360 series
Registered owner
Seneca Air LLC
Birmingham, AL
Certificate issued
2017-04-03
Airworthiness date
1978-11-27
Registration expires
2027-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A65F63
Mode S (octal)
51457543
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
725 nm
Cruise (type)
177 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-04-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N51DB to the current registrant.
  • 1978-11-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N51DB

N51DB is a 1978 Piper Seneca II (FAA model PA-34-200T), serial number 34-7970042. The FAA register lists Seneca Air LLC as the registrant in Birmingham, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 3, 2017 and expires on April 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Continental TSIO-360 series engines and 7 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 177 knots and a range of about 725 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated November 27, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N51DB.

Cruise
177 kt
Range
725 nm
Power / thrust (each)
200
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,240 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,110 ft
Fuel burn
29 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N51DB.

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.