Single-engine piston

N879C

2008 Piper Malibu Matrix

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2008
Serial
4692087
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540-AE2A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Copper Wings LLC (LLC)
Based
Gilbert, AZ
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Registration record

N879C on the FAA register

Type
2008 Piper Malibu Matrix (FAA: Piper PA46R-350T)
Serial
4692087
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540-AE2A
Registered owner
Copper Wings LLC
Gilbert, AZ
Certificate issued
2021-05-22
Airworthiness date
2008-11-07
Registration expires
2028-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AC17F7
Mode S (octal)
53013767
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,343 nm
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-05-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N879C to the current registrant.
  • 2008-11-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1972-05-17
    N879C previously assigned to a Stinson 108-3 (s/n 108-3879); cancelled.
Overview

About N879C

N879C is a 2008 Piper Malibu Matrix (FAA model PA46R-350T), serial number 4692087. The FAA register lists Copper Wings LLC as the registrant in Gilbert, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 22, 2021 and expires on May 31, 2028.

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 range of about 1,343 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated November 7, 2008.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N879C.

Range
1,343 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
2,090 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,968 ft

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N879C.

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.