Twin turboprop

N72JJ

1980 Piper Cheyenne I

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
31T-8004048
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × U/A Canada PT6A series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Catton Consulting LLC (LLC)
Based
Fairfax Station, VA
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Registration record

N72JJ on the FAA register

Type
1980 Piper Cheyenne I (FAA: Piper PA-31T1)
Serial
31T-8004048
Engines
2 × U/A Canada PT6A series
Registered owner
Catton Consulting LLC
Fairfax Station, VA
Certificate issued
2020-10-19
Airworthiness date
1980-07-29
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A9A204
Mode S (octal)
52321004
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,000 nm
Cruise (type)
210 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-10-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N72JJ to the current registrant.
  • 2008-06-05
    N72JJ previously assigned to a Homebuilt Johnson Chris-Tena (s/n MC102); cancelled.
  • 1980-07-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N72JJ

N72JJ is a 1980 Piper Cheyenne I (FAA model PA-31T1), serial number 31T-8004048. The FAA register lists Catton Consulting LLC as the registrant in Fairfax Station, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 19, 2020 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two U/A Canada PT6A series engines and 7 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 210 knots and a range of about 1,000 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated July 29, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N72JJ. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
210 kt
Range
1,000 nm
Power / thrust (each)
620
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,980 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,480 ft
Fuel burn
85 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

2005-05-03 Accident · Lebanon, OR Damage: Substantial NTSB · SEA05CA093
Reported aircraft: Johnson Johnson Chris-Tena — a different aircraft that carried the N72JJ registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The loss of engine power on takeoff for an undetermined reason. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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.