Single-engine turboprop

N565C

2004 Piper Meridian

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2004
Serial
4697173
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Fayetteville, NC
Registration record

N565C on the FAA register

Type
2004 Piper Meridian (FAA: Piper PA46-500TP)
Serial
4697173
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Fayetteville, NC
Certificate issued
2024-10-30
Airworthiness date
2004-01-09
Registration expires
2031-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A739AF
Mode S (octal)
51634657
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

  • 2031-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-10-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N565C to the current registrant.
  • 2004-01-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2001-05-03
    N565C previously assigned to a Homebuilt Thunderbug (s/n 2); cancelled.
Overview

About N565C

N565C is a 2004 Piper Meridian (FAA model PA46-500TP), serial number 4697173. It is registered to an individual in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 30, 2024 and expires on October 31, 2031.

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 January 9, 2004.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N565C.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N565C.

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.