Twin piston

N717U

1983 Piper Navajo Chieftain

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1983
Serial
31-8352026
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Ocean Abaco LLC (LLC)
Based
Virginia Beach, VA
Registration record

N717U on the FAA register

Type
1983 Piper Navajo Chieftain (FAA: Piper PA-31-350)
Serial
31-8352026
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Ocean Abaco LLC
Virginia Beach, VA
Certificate issued
2020-02-12
Airworthiness date
1983-03-09
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A997D0
Mode S (octal)
52313720
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-02-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N717U.
  • 1983-03-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N717U

N717U is a 1983 Piper Navajo Chieftain (FAA model PA-31-350), serial number 31-8352026. The FAA register lists Ocean Abaco LLC as the registrant in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 12, 2020 and expires on February 28, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming TIO-540 series engines and 8 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated March 9, 1983.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N717U.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N717U.

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.