Twin piston

N78MS

Piper Navajo CR / Navajo PA-31-325C/R / Navajo Chieftain

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
31-7812074
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Riverwoods, IL
Registration record

N78MS on the FAA register

Type
Piper Navajo CR / Navajo PA-31-325C/R / Navajo Chieftain
Serial
31-7812074
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Riverwoods, IL
Certificate issued
2024-02-22
Airworthiness date
1978-04-18
Registration expires
2031-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AA8F51
Mode S (octal)
52507521
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-02-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N78MS.
  • 1978-04-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N78MS

N78MS is a Piper Navajo CR / Navajo PA-31-325C/R / Navajo Chieftain, serial number 31-7812074. It is registered to an individual in Riverwoods, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 22, 2024 and expires on February 28, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming TIO-540 series engines and 8 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated April 18, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N78MS.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N78MS.

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.