Single-engine turboprop

N81BL

2003 Piper Meridian

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2003
Serial
4697160
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Scott Manufacturing LLC (LLC)
Based
Henderson, KY
Registration record

N81BL on the FAA register

Type
2003 Piper Meridian (FAA: Piper PA46-500TP)
Serial
4697160
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Registered owner
Scott Manufacturing LLC
Henderson, KY
Certificate issued
2006-05-18
Airworthiness date
2003-05-14
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB0727
Mode S (octal)
52603447
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,018 nm
Cruise (type)
260 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2006-05-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N81BL.
  • 2003-05-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N81BL

N81BL is a 2003 Piper Meridian (FAA model PA46-500TP), serial number 4697160. The FAA register lists Scott Manufacturing LLC as the registrant in Henderson, Kentucky. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 18, 2006 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine turboprop, one Pratt & Whitney PT6A series engine and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 260 knots and a range of about 1,018 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated May 14, 2003.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N81BL. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
260 kt
Range
1,018 nm
Power / thrust (each)
500
Takeoff over 50 ft
2,438 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,110 ft
Fuel burn
45 gph

Published figures for the Piper Meridian type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Piper Meridian specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1990-06-05 Accident · Hamilton, MT Damage: Substantial NTSB · DEN90LA132
Reported aircraft: Lund Mustang II — a different aircraft that carried the N81BL registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS BY THE PILOT.

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.