Twin turboprop

N83CA

1980 Piper Cheyenne II

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1980
Serial
31T-8020072
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney PT6SER TP
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Cheyenne 2 LLC (LLC)
Based
Colonial Heights, VA
Registration record

N83CA on the FAA register

Type
1980 Piper Cheyenne II (FAA: Piper PA-31T)
Serial
31T-8020072
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney PT6SER TP
Registered owner
Cheyenne 2 LLC
Colonial Heights, VA
Certificate issued
2024-01-31
Airworthiness date
1980-06-12
Registration expires
2031-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB5634
Mode S (octal)
52653064
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,150 nm
Cruise (type)
245 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-01-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N83CA to the current registrant.
  • 1980-06-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1975-04-02
    N83CA previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 6/300 / Cherokee Six 300 / PA-32-300 (s/n 32-40962); cancelled.
  • 1974-07-13
    Accident at Missing Aircraft, 52; damage: destroyed.
Overview

About N83CA

N83CA is a 1980 Piper Cheyenne II (FAA model PA-31T), serial number 31T-8020072. The FAA register lists Cheyenne 2 LLC as the registrant in Colonial Heights, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 31, 2024 and expires on January 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Pratt & Whitney PT6SER TP engines and 8 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 245 knots and a range of about 1,150 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated June 12, 1980.

N83CA has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Cruise
245 kt
Range
1,150 nm
Power / thrust (each)
620
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,980 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,480 ft
Fuel burn
95 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1974-07-13 Accident · Missing Aircraft, 52 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 2732
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-32

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.