Single-engine turboprop

N53KB

2005 Piper Meridian

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2005
Serial
4697231
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Hiers Properties of Delaware LLC (LLC)
Based
Chattanooga, TN
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Registration record

N53KB on the FAA register

Type
2005 Piper Meridian (FAA: Piper PA46-500TP)
Serial
4697231
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Registered owner
Hiers Properties of Delaware LLC
Chattanooga, TN
Certificate issued
2011-05-05
Airworthiness date
2005-12-02
Registration expires
2027-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A6AEF7
Mode S (octal)
51527367
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

  • 2027-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-05-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N53KB.
  • 2005-12-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N53KB

N53KB is a 2005 Piper Meridian (FAA model PA46-500TP), serial number 4697231. The FAA register lists Hiers Properties of Delaware LLC as the registrant in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 5, 2011 and expires on May 31, 2027.

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 December 2, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N53KB.

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 N53KB.

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.