Twin piston

N8131

1981 Piper Navajo Chieftain

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
31-8152032
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540-J2B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Regional Air & Transport LLC (LLC)
Based
Mims, FL
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Registration record

N8131 on the FAA register

Type
1981 Piper Navajo Chieftain (FAA: Piper PA-31-350)
Serial
31-8152032
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540-J2B
Registered owner
Regional Air & Transport LLC
Mims, FL
Certificate issued
2026-06-09
Airworthiness date
2019-07-10
Registration expires
2033-06-30
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
AB16FC
Mode S (octal)
52613374
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-06-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N8131 to the current registrant.
  • 2019-07-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1981
    Manufactured (1981).
  • 1972-05-11
    N8131 previously assigned to a Homebuilt Jeanies Teenie (s/n ED-001); cancelled.
  • 1970-07-14
    N8131 previously assigned to a Homebuilt Tern Two (s/n R-3); cancelled.
  • 1938-12-20
    N8131 previously assigned to a Travel Air Mfg Co 2000 (s/n 901); cancelled.
Overview

About N8131

N8131 is a 1981 Piper Navajo Chieftain (FAA model PA-31-350), serial number 31-8152032. The FAA register lists Regional Air & Transport LLC as the registrant in Mims, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 9, 2026 and expires on June 30, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming TIO-540-J2B engines and 8 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is restricted category, dated July 10, 2019.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8131. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1970-05-30 Accident · Hilltown,Pa, 38 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2260
Reported aircraft: Tern 2 — a different aircraft that carried the N8131 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: X 2000FT AGL AFTR 3 RECOVERY ATMTS.WHEEL EQPD.

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.