Single-engine turboprop

N53516

2002 Piper Meridian

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2002
Serial
4697132
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Flight Group LLC (LLC)
Based
Bend, OR
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Registration record

N53516 on the FAA register

Type
2002 Piper Meridian (FAA: Piper PA46-500TP)
Serial
4697132
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Registered owner
Flight Group LLC
Bend, OR
Certificate issued
2022-07-06
Airworthiness date
2002-06-15
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A6C59A
Mode S (octal)
51542632
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

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-07-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N53516 to the current registrant.
  • 2002-06-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1948-03-30
    N53516 previously assigned to a Taylorcraft DCO-65 / L-2M (s/n 6255); cancelled.
Overview

About N53516

N53516 is a 2002 Piper Meridian (FAA model PA46-500TP), serial number 4697132. The FAA register lists Flight Group LLC as the registrant in Bend, Oregon. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 6, 2022 and expires on July 31, 2029.

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 June 15, 2002.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N53516.

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 N53516.

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.