Twin turboprop

N778SG

1983 Piper Cheyenne III

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1983
Serial
42-5501006
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Valiair Ltd Co Trustee (LLC)
Based
Casper, WY
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Registration record

N778SG on the FAA register

Type
1983 Piper Cheyenne III (FAA: Piper PA-42-720)
Serial
42-5501006
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A
Registered owner
Valiair Ltd Co Trustee
Casper, WY
Certificate issued
2022-04-12
Airworthiness date
1983-12-31
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AA8856
Mode S (octal)
52504126
Seats (type)
11
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,600 nm
Cruise (type)
275 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-04-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N778SG.
  • 1983-12-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N778SG

N778SG is a 1983 Piper Cheyenne III (FAA model PA-42-720), serial number 42-5501006. The FAA register lists Valiair Ltd Co Trustee as the registrant in Casper, Wyoming. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 12, 2022 and expires on April 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A engines and 11 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 275 knots and a range of about 1,600 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated December 31, 1983.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N778SG.

Cruise
275 kt
Range
1,600 nm
Power / thrust (each)
720
Takeoff over 50 ft
3,230 ft
Landing over 50 ft
3,017 ft
Fuel burn
118 gph

Published figures for the Piper Cheyenne III type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N778SG.

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.