Twin turboprop

N843DB

1978 Piper Cheyenne II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
31T-7820090
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Doan Creek LLC (LLC)
Based
Walla Walla, WA
Registration record

N843DB on the FAA register

Type
1978 Piper Cheyenne II (FAA: Piper PA-31T)
Serial
31T-7820090
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Registered owner
Doan Creek LLC
Walla Walla, WA
Certificate issued
2022-01-12
Airworthiness date
1997-05-17
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB8B4B
Mode S (octal)
52705513
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

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-01-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N843DB.
  • 1997-05-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1978
    Manufactured (1978).
Overview

About N843DB

N843DB is a 1978 Piper Cheyenne II (FAA model PA-31T), serial number 31T-7820090. The FAA register lists Doan Creek LLC as the registrant in Walla Walla, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 12, 2022 and expires on January 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Pratt & Whitney PT6A series 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 May 17, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N843DB.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N843DB.

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.