Twin turboprop

N70PE

1979 Mitsubishi Solitaire

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
416 S.A.
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Airesearch TPE331 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Gst Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Tucson, AZ
Registration record

N70PE on the FAA register

Type
1979 Mitsubishi Solitaire (FAA: Mitsubishi MU-2B-40)
Serial
416 S.A.
Engines
2 × Airesearch TPE331 series
Registered owner
Gst Aviation LLC
Tucson, AZ
Certificate issued
2023-05-27
Airworthiness date
1979-09-21
Registration expires
2030-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A9537F
Mode S (octal)
52251577
Seats (type)
10
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,220 nm
Cruise (type)
304 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-05-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N70PE to the current registrant.
  • 1992-11-19
    N70PE previously assigned to a Piper Navajo Chieftain / PA-31 350 Chieftain (s/n 318052137); cancelled.
  • 1979-09-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N70PE

N70PE is a 1979 Mitsubishi Solitaire (FAA model MU-2B-40), serial number 416 S.A.. The FAA register lists Gst Aviation LLC as the registrant in Tucson, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 27, 2023 and expires on May 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Airesearch TPE331 series engines and 10 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 304 knots and a range of about 1,220 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated September 21, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N70PE. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
304 kt
Range
1,220 nm
Landing over 50 ft
4,917 ft
Fuel burn
29 gph

Published figures for the Mitsubishi Solitaire type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1989-09-15 Accident · Ontario, CA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · LAX89FA314
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 — a different aircraft that carried the N70PE registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE RIGHT PROPELLER HUB DUE TO METAL FATIGUE WHICH RESULTED IN CATASTROPHIC SEPARATION OF THE PROPELLER. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS DAMAGE DONE TO THE AIRCRAFT AIRFRAME IN FLIGHT BY THE SEPARATING PROPELLER MAKING THE AIRCRAFT UNCONTROLLABLE.

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.