Single-engine turboprop

N731BR

Piper Meridian / M500

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
4697731
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Piper Aircraft Inc (Non-citizen corporation)
Based
Vero Beach, FL
Registration record

N731BR on the FAA register

Type
Piper Meridian / M500 (FAA: Piper PA46-500TP)
Serial
4697731
Engines
1
Registered owner
Piper Aircraft Inc
Vero Beach, FL
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A9CEEB
Mode S (octal)
52347353
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,000 nm
Cruise (type)
260 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 1982-03-01
    N731BR previously assigned to a Cessna A188B (s/n 18802772T); cancelled.
Overview

About N731BR

N731BR is a Piper Meridian / M500 (FAA model PA46-500TP), serial number 4697731. The FAA register lists Piper Aircraft Inc as the registrant in Vero Beach, Florida.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine turboprop and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 260 knots and a range of about 1,000 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N731BR. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
260 kt
Range
1,000 nm
Fuel burn
56 gph

Published figures for the Piper Meridian / M500 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1981-08-07 Accident · Bastrop,La, 18 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 1975
Reported aircraft: Cessna A188B — a different aircraft that carried the N731BR registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: L TO DETECT CRACKS NOT USED.OIL SPRAYED ON WNDSHLD

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.