Twin piston

N72FA

1977 Piper Navajo PA-31-310 C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1977
Serial
31-7812023
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Barrigada, GU
Registration record

N72FA on the FAA register

Type
1977 Piper Navajo PA-31-310 C
Serial
31-7812023
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Barrigada, GU GU
Certificate issued
2017-08-31
Airworthiness date
1993-05-20
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A9A1B1
Mode S (octal)
52320661
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
840 nm
Cruise (type)
215 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-08-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N72FA to the current registrant.
  • 1993-05-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1977
    Manufactured (1977).
  • 1975-02-10
    N72FA previously assigned to a Beechcraft H18 (s/n BA-631); cancelled.
Overview

About N72FA

N72FA is a 1977 Piper Navajo PA-31-310 C, serial number 31-7812023. It is registered to an individual in Barrigada, Guam. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 31, 2017 and expires on August 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming TIO-540 series engines and 8 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 215 knots and a range of about 840 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated May 20, 1993.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N72FA. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
215 kt
Range
840 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
890 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,115 ft
Fuel burn
34 gph

Published figures for the Piper Navajo PA-31-310 C type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1974-10-17 Accident · Iron Mtn,Mich, 22 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3992
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft H18 — a different aircraft that carried the N72FA registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: N ELEV APRX 850FT.MAIL FLT.

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.