Twin turboprop

N53TA

1978 Piper Cheyenne II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
31T-7820083
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × U/A Canada PT6A-27-28
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Indiana Paging Network Inc (Corporation)
Based
La Porte, IN
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Registration record

N53TA on the FAA register

Type
1978 Piper Cheyenne II (FAA: Piper PA-31T)
Serial
31T-7820083
Engines
2 × U/A Canada PT6A-27-28
Registered owner
Indiana Paging Network Inc
La Porte, IN
Certificate issued
1998-04-02
Airworthiness date
1978-08-31
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A6AFBE
Mode S (octal)
51527676
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,150 nm
Cruise (type)
245 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1998-04-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N53TA to the current registrant.
  • 1978-08-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1965-04-29
    N53TA previously assigned to a North American Aviation Navion 4 (s/n NAV-4-944); cancelled.
Overview

About N53TA

N53TA is a 1978 Piper Cheyenne II (FAA model PA-31T), serial number 31T-7820083. The FAA register lists Indiana Paging Network Inc as the registrant in La Porte, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 2, 1998 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two U/A Canada PT6A-27-28 engines and 8 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 245 knots and a range of about 1,150 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated August 31, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N53TA.

Cruise
245 kt
Range
1,150 nm
Power / thrust (each)
620
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,980 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,480 ft
Fuel burn
95 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N53TA.

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.