Single-engine turboprop

N77BT

2014 Piper Meridian

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2014
Serial
4697554
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Wings Up LLC (LLC)
Based
Kansas City, MO
Registration record

N77BT on the FAA register

Type
2014 Piper Meridian (FAA: Piper PA46-500TP)
Serial
4697554
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A
Registered owner
Wings Up LLC
Kansas City, MO
Certificate issued
2025-02-18
Airworthiness date
2014-05-17
Registration expires
2032-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AA66D9
Mode S (octal)
52463331
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

  • 2032-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-02-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N77BT to the current registrant.
  • 2014-05-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1982-09-30
    N77BT previously assigned to a Homebuilt Sport Aire II (s/n 1); cancelled.
Overview

About N77BT

N77BT is a 2014 Piper Meridian (FAA model PA46-500TP), serial number 4697554. The FAA register lists Wings Up LLC as the registrant in Kansas City, Missouri. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 18, 2025 and expires on February 29, 2032.

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 May 17, 2014.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N77BT. 2 earlier records involve 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

1979-07-16 Accident · San Antonio,Tx, 43 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1703
Reported aircraft: Sportaire — a different aircraft that carried the N77BT registration before this airframe.
1975-10-21 Accident · Yoakum,Tx, 43 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3057
Reported aircraft: Sport Aire II — a different aircraft that carried the N77BT registration before this airframe.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

Same model

More Piper Meridian aircraft

All 410 Piper Meridian registrations →
Same state

Other aircraft registered in Missouri

All 5,813 aircraft registered in Missouri →
Similar aircraft

Other single-engine turboprops on the register

  • N147CE2013 Cessna Turbo 182T Skylane
  • N121HB2014 Daher TBM 700
  • N207RA2014 Cessna Caravan 208B Grand EX
  • N114WL2014 Air Tractor AT-502B
  • N101GQ2018 Daher TBM 930
  • N244LA2014 Air Tractor AT-602
More from Piper

Piper models on the register

Own N77BT?

Get a free valuation, digitize the logbooks, or list it on fyiAero.

Free valuation Logbook transcription

Browse: Piper aircraft for sale· Piper Meridian overview· Aircraft registered in Missouri· Registry by state· FAA registry stats

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.