N71RD
2010 Piper Meridian
N71RD on the FAA register
Timeline
- 2031-05-31Registration expires (renewal due).
- 2024-05-16Certificate of registration issued as N71RD to the current registrant.
- 2017-07-12N71RD previously assigned to a Grumman G-159 (s/n 322); cancelled.
- 2017-05-01Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
- 2010Manufactured (2010).
- 1989-03-15N71RD previously assigned to a Cessna 180 (s/n 18052214); cancelled.
About N71RD
N71RD is a 2010 Piper Meridian (FAA model PA46-500TP), serial number 4697438. The FAA register lists Ragincajun Aviation LLC as the registrant in Missoula, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 16, 2024 and expires on May 31, 2031.
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 May 1, 2017.
No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N71RD. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.
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Accident & incident history
Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records
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