Twin piston

N59870

Piper Navajo

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
31-7612071
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Talkeetna Aero Services Inc (Corporation)
Based
Anchorage, AK
Registration record

N59870 on the FAA register

Type
Piper Navajo (FAA: Piper PA-31-310)
Serial
31-7612071
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Talkeetna Aero Services Inc
Anchorage, AK
Certificate issued
2023-09-17
Airworthiness date
1976-05-25
Registration expires
2030-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A7BE85
Mode S (octal)
51737205
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
840 nm
Cruise (type)
215 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-09-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N59870 to the current registrant.
  • 1976-05-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1960-01-06
    N59870 previously assigned to a Consolidated Vultee BT-13A (s/n 5260); cancelled.
Overview

About N59870

N59870 is a Piper Navajo (FAA model PA-31-310), serial number 31-7612071. The FAA register lists Talkeetna Aero Services Inc as the registrant in Anchorage, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 17, 2023 and expires on September 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming TIO-540 series engines and 8 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 215 knots and a range of about 840 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated May 25, 1976.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N59870.

Cruise
215 kt
Range
840 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
890 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,115 ft
Fuel burn
34 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N59870.

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.