Single-engine turboprop

N5358J

2002 Piper Meridian

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2002
Serial
4697140
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Adams Aviation Services Inc Trustee (Corporation)
Based
Wilmington, DE
Registration record

N5358J on the FAA register

Type
2002 Piper Meridian (FAA: Piper PA46-500TP)
Serial
4697140
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42
Registered owner
Adams Aviation Services Inc Trustee
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2012-06-27
Airworthiness date
2002-09-08
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A6C679
Mode S (octal)
51543171
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

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-06-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N5358J to the current registrant.
  • 2002-09-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1991-12-17
    N5358J previously assigned to a Homebuilt Mitchell B 10 (s/n P1440); cancelled.
Overview

About N5358J

N5358J is a 2002 Piper Meridian (FAA model PA46-500TP), serial number 4697140. The FAA register lists Adams Aviation Services Inc Trustee as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 27, 2012 and expires on June 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine turboprop, one Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42 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 September 8, 2002.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5358J. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

Published figures for the Piper Meridian type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Piper Meridian specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1982-02-23 Accident · Westerly, RI Damage: Substantial NTSB · NYC82DA049
Reported aircraft: Cessna 421C — a different aircraft that carried the N5358J 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.