Twin turboprop

N5D

1978 Piper Cheyenne II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
31T-7820080
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Valiair Ltd Co Trustee (LLC)
Based
Casper, WY
Registration record

N5D on the FAA register

Type
1978 Piper Cheyenne II (FAA: Piper PA-31T)
Serial
31T-7820080
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A
Registered owner
Valiair Ltd Co Trustee
Casper, WY
Certificate issued
2021-08-23
Airworthiness date
1981-07-09
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A63589
Mode S (octal)
51432611
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

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-08-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N5D.
  • 1981-07-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1978
    Manufactured (1978).
Overview

About N5D

N5D is a 1978 Piper Cheyenne II (FAA model PA-31T), serial number 31T-7820080. The FAA register lists Valiair Ltd Co Trustee as the registrant in Casper, Wyoming. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 23, 2021 and expires on August 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A 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 July 9, 1981.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N5D.

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 N5D.

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.