Single-engine turboprop

N55ZG

2001 Piper Meridian

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2001
Serial
4697082
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Dixie Painting & Sandblasting Inc (Corporation)
Based
Northport, AL
Registration record

N55ZG on the FAA register

Type
2001 Piper Meridian (FAA: Piper PA46-500TP)
Serial
4697082
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Registered owner
Dixie Painting & Sandblasting Inc
Northport, AL
Certificate issued
2025-12-17
Airworthiness date
2001-07-02
Registration expires
2032-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A6FF58
Mode S (octal)
51577530
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

  • 2032-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-12-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N55ZG.
  • 2001-07-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N55ZG

N55ZG is a 2001 Piper Meridian (FAA model PA46-500TP), serial number 4697082. The FAA register lists Dixie Painting & Sandblasting Inc as the registrant in Northport, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 17, 2025 and expires on December 31, 2032.

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 July 2, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N55ZG.

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 N55ZG.

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.