Single-engine turboprop

N72CB

2014 Piper Meridian

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2014
Serial
4697548
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Flatland Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Aberdeen, SD
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Registration record

N72CB on the FAA register

Type
2014 Piper Meridian (FAA: Piper PA46-500TP)
Serial
4697548
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A
Registered owner
Flatland Aviation LLC
Aberdeen, SD
Certificate issued
2023-12-29
Airworthiness date
2018-06-19
Registration expires
2030-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A9A167
Mode S (octal)
52320547
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

  • 2030-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-12-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N72CB to the current registrant.
  • 2018-06-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2014
    Manufactured (2014).
  • 2013-05-07
    N72CB previously assigned to a Cameron Balloons V-56 (s/n 224); cancelled.
Overview

About N72CB

N72CB is a 2014 Piper Meridian (FAA model PA46-500TP), serial number 4697548. The FAA register lists Flatland Aviation LLC as the registrant in Aberdeen, South Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 29, 2023 and expires on December 31, 2030.

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 June 19, 2018.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N72CB. 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

1980-09-27 Accident · Chaska,Mn, 23 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3334
Reported aircraft: Cameron Viva — a different aircraft that carried the N72CB registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: HOLD IT DUE WIND GUSTS TO 10KTS.

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.