Single-engine turboprop

N87TC

2018 Piper Meridian

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2018
Serial
4697648
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Rix Industries (Corporation)
Based
Benicia, CA
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Registration record

N87TC on the FAA register

Type
2018 Piper Meridian (FAA: Piper PA46-500TP)
Serial
4697648
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A
Registered owner
Rix Industries
Benicia, CA
Certificate issued
2019-02-23
Airworthiness date
2018-12-18
Registration expires
2029-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ABF5A9
Mode S (octal)
52772651
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

  • 2029-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-02-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N87TC to the current registrant.
  • 2018-12-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2012-12-18
    N87TC previously assigned to a Homebuilt Tee Coupe (s/n 1); cancelled.
Overview

About N87TC

N87TC is a 2018 Piper Meridian (FAA model PA46-500TP), serial number 4697648. The FAA register lists Rix Industries as the registrant in Benicia, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 23, 2019 and expires on February 28, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine turboprop, one Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A 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 December 18, 2018.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N87TC.

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

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N87TC.

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.