Twin turboprop

N9159Y

1985 Piper Cheyenne III

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1985
Serial
42-5501028
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Southern Arkansas University Tech (Government)
Based
Camden, AR
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Registration record

N9159Y on the FAA register

Type
1985 Piper Cheyenne III (FAA: Piper PA-42-720)
Serial
42-5501028
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A
Registered owner
Southern Arkansas University Tech
Camden, AR
Certificate issued
2004-07-30
Airworthiness date
1985-11-29
Registration expires
2027-11-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · research & development
Mode S (hex)
ACACE8
Mode S (octal)
53126350
Seats (type)
11
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,600 nm
Cruise (type)
275 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2004-07-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N9159Y to the current registrant.
  • 1985-11-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
  • 1971-02-18
    N9159Y previously assigned to a Piper PA-31 (s/n 31-208); cancelled.
Overview

About N9159Y

N9159Y is a 1985 Piper Cheyenne III (FAA model PA-42-720), serial number 42-5501028. The FAA register lists Southern Arkansas University Tech as the registrant in Camden, Arkansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 30, 2004 and expires on November 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A engines and 11 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 275 knots and a range of about 1,600 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (research & development), dated November 29, 1985.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N9159Y.

Cruise
275 kt
Range
1,600 nm
Power / thrust (each)
720
Takeoff over 50 ft
3,230 ft
Landing over 50 ft
3,017 ft
Fuel burn
118 gph

Published figures for the Piper Cheyenne III type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N9159Y.

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.