Single-engine turboprop

N71562

2001 Piper Meridian

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2001
Serial
4697081
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Kalche Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Baton Rouge, LA
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Registration record

N71562 on the FAA register

Type
2001 Piper Meridian (FAA: Piper PA46-500TP)
Serial
4697081
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Registered owner
Kalche Aviation LLC
Baton Rouge, LA
Certificate issued
2025-11-22
Airworthiness date
2001-07-12
Registration expires
2032-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A991E5
Mode S (octal)
52310745
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

  • 2032-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-11-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N71562 to the current registrant.
  • 2001-07-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1977-07-14
    N71562 previously assigned to a Luscombe 8A (s/n 2989); cancelled.
Overview

About N71562

N71562 is a 2001 Piper Meridian (FAA model PA46-500TP), serial number 4697081. The FAA register lists Kalche Aviation LLC as the registrant in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 22, 2025 and expires on November 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine turboprop, one Pratt & Whitney PT6A series 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 July 12, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N71562. 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

1976-06-11 Accident · Pacoima,Ca, 05 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 1144
Reported aircraft: Luscombe 8A — a different aircraft that carried the N71562 registration before this airframe.

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.