Single-engine piston

N6908X

1985 Piper Malibu

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1985
Serial
46-8508064
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental TSIO-520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Sky West Aviation Inc Trustee (Corporation)
Based
Albuquerque, NM
Registration record

N6908X on the FAA register

Type
1985 Piper Malibu (FAA: Piper PA-46-310P)
Serial
46-8508064
Engines
Continental TSIO-520 series
Registered owner
Sky West Aviation Inc Trustee
Albuquerque, NM
Certificate issued
2021-08-13
Airworthiness date
1985-05-08
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A92E3C
Mode S (octal)
52227074
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,343 nm
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-08-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N6908X to the current registrant.
  • 1985-05-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1970-08-10
    N6908X previously assigned to a Cessna 172B Skyhawk (s/n 17247808); cancelled.
Overview

About N6908X

N6908X is a 1985 Piper Malibu (FAA model PA-46-310P), serial number 46-8508064. The FAA register lists Sky West Aviation Inc Trustee as the registrant in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 13, 2021 and expires on August 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental TSIO-520 series engine and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a range of about 1,343 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated May 8, 1985.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N6908X. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Range
1,343 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
2,090 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,968 ft

Published figures for the Piper Malibu type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Piper Malibu specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1968-08-18 Accident · Fulton,Ny, 32 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2982
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172 — a different aircraft that carried the N6908X registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: . HIGH TIME ENG. PLT CHOSE INADEQUATE FLD FOR LNDG

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

Same model

More Piper Malibu aircraft

All 211 Piper Malibu registrations →
Same state

Other aircraft registered in New Mexico

All 3,108 aircraft registered in New Mexico →
Similar aircraft

Other single-engine pistons on the register

More from Piper

Piper models on the register

Own N6908X?

Get a free valuation, digitize the logbooks, or list it on fyiAero.

Free valuation Logbook transcription

Browse: Piper aircraft for sale· Piper Malibu overview· Aircraft registered in New Mexico· Registry by state· FAA registry stats

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.