Twin piston

N780GC

1978 Piper PA-31

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
317812069
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Air Eye Md LLC (LLC)
Based
Carolina, PR
Registration record

N780GC on the FAA register

Type
1978 Piper PA-31
Serial
317812069
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Air Eye Md LLC
Carolina, PR RQ
Certificate issued
2025-03-20
Airworthiness date
1997-08-07
Registration expires
2032-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AA911F
Mode S (octal)
52510437
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
603 nm
Cruise (type)
148 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-03-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N780GC.
  • 1997-08-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1978
    Manufactured (1978).
Overview

About N780GC

N780GC is a 1978 Piper PA-31, serial number 317812069. The FAA register lists Air Eye Md LLC as the registrant in Carolina, Puerto Rico. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 20, 2025 and expires on March 31, 2032.

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 148 knots and a range of about 603 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated August 7, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N780GC.

Cruise
148 kt
Range
603 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,290 ft
Landing over 50 ft
750 ft
Fuel burn
14 gph

Published figures for the Piper PA-31 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 N780GC.

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.