Single-engine turboprop

N601RH

2001 Piper Meridian

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2001
Serial
4697109
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
N601Rh LLC (LLC)
Based
Helena, MT
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Registration record

N601RH on the FAA register

Type
2001 Piper Meridian (FAA: Piper PA46-500TP)
Serial
4697109
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A
Registered owner
N601Rh LLC
Helena, MT
Certificate issued
2026-08-24
Airworthiness date
2001-09-28
Registration expires
2033-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A7CC75
Mode S (octal)
51746165
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

  • 2033-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-08-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N601RH to the current registrant.
  • 2008-07-03
    N601RH previously assigned to a Siai Marchetti SF260B (s/n 2-50); cancelled.
  • 2001-09-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N601RH

N601RH is a 2001 Piper Meridian (FAA model PA46-500TP), serial number 4697109. The FAA register lists N601Rh LLC as the registrant in Helena, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 24, 2026 and expires on August 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine turboprop, one Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A 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 September 28, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N601RH. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

2008-04-06 Accident · Belfast, ME Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · NYC08FA155
Reported aircraft: SIAI-Marchetti SF-260 — a different aircraft that carried the N601RH registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane due to spatial disorientation during an aerobatic maneuver.

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.