Twin piston

N812TB

1981 Piper Navajo Chieftain

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1981
Serial
31-8152113
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Twin Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Coushatta, LA
Registration record

N812TB on the FAA register

Type
1981 Piper Navajo Chieftain (FAA: Piper PA-31-350)
Serial
31-8152113
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Twin Aviation LLC
Coushatta, LA
Certificate issued
2025-02-07
Airworthiness date
1981-05-02
Registration expires
2032-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB1275
Mode S (octal)
52611165
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-02-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N812TB.
  • 1999-03-24
    Accident at Waterloo, IA; damage: substantial.
  • 1981-05-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N812TB

N812TB is a 1981 Piper Navajo Chieftain (FAA model PA-31-350), serial number 31-8152113. The FAA register lists Twin Aviation LLC as the registrant in Coushatta, Louisiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 7, 2025 and expires on February 29, 2032.

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 May 2, 1981.

N812TB has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1999-03-24 Accident · Waterloo, IA Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI99LA114
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-31-350
Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control.

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.