Single-engine piston

N816TP

2012 Piper Malibu Mirage

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2012
Serial
4636529
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540-AE2A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Defense Research Institute Inc (Corporation)
Based
Fayetteville, NC
Registration record

N816TP on the FAA register

Type
2012 Piper Malibu Mirage (FAA: Piper PA 46-350P)
Serial
4636529
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540-AE2A
Registered owner
Defense Research Institute Inc
Fayetteville, NC
Certificate issued
2025-12-08
Airworthiness date
2012-02-28
Registration expires
2032-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB215D
Mode S (octal)
52620535
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,555 nm
Cruise (type)
216 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-12-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N816TP to the current registrant.
  • 2012-02-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1976-10-19
    N816TP previously assigned to a Cessna 414 (s/n 44-0002); cancelled.
Overview

About N816TP

N816TP is a 2012 Piper Malibu Mirage (FAA model PA 46-350P), serial number 4636529. The FAA register lists Defense Research Institute Inc as the registrant in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 8, 2025 and expires on December 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming TIO-540-AE2A engine and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 216 knots and a range of about 1,555 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated February 28, 2012.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N816TP. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
216 kt
Range
1,555 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,440 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,070 ft
Fuel burn
18 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1973-09-26 Accident · Perry,Ga, 10 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3657
Reported aircraft: Cessna 414 — a different aircraft that carried the N816TP registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: -ENG RATED CTR LINE THRUST.

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.