Single-engine turboprop

N889BL

2008 Piper Meridian

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2008
Serial
4697379
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Granite Plane Lease Inc (Corporation)
Based
Worcester, MA
Registration record

N889BL on the FAA register

Type
2008 Piper Meridian (FAA: Piper PA46-500TP)
Serial
4697379
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A
Registered owner
Granite Plane Lease Inc
Worcester, MA
Certificate issued
2023-02-01
Airworthiness date
2008-10-18
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AC3F68
Mode S (octal)
53037550
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

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-02-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N889BL.
  • 2008-10-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N889BL

N889BL is a 2008 Piper Meridian (FAA model PA46-500TP), serial number 4697379. The FAA register lists Granite Plane Lease Inc as the registrant in Worcester, Massachusetts. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 1, 2023 and expires on February 28, 2030.

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 October 18, 2008.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N889BL.

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 N889BL.

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.