Single-engine piston

N9246M

1993 Piper Mirage

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1993
Serial
4622149
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Shenkirsch Consulting Inc (Corporation)
Based
Mammoth Lakes, CA
1993 Piper Mirage
Representative photo of a Piper Mirage. Not a photo of N9246M.
Registration record

N9246M on the FAA register

Type
1993 Piper Mirage (FAA: Piper PA 46-350P)
Serial
4622149
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Shenkirsch Consulting Inc
Mammoth Lakes, CA
Certificate issued
2015-12-05
Airworthiness date
1993-12-14
Registration expires
2028-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ACD03C
Mode S (octal)
53150074
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,555 nm
Cruise (type)
216 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-12-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N9246M to the current registrant.
  • 2011-06-26
    Accident at Flagstaff, AZ; damage: substantial.
  • 1993-12-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1967-11-13
    N9246M previously assigned to a Mooney M20C (s/n 3449); cancelled.
Overview

About N9246M

N9246M is a 1993 Piper Mirage (FAA model PA 46-350P), serial number 4622149. The FAA register lists Shenkirsch Consulting Inc as the registrant in Mammoth Lakes, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 5, 2015 and expires on December 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming TIO-540 series engine and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 216 knots and a range of about 1,555 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated December 14, 1993.

N9246M has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
216 kt
Range
1,555 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,440 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,070 ft
Fuel burn
18 gph

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

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2011-06-26 Accident · Flagstaff, AZ Damage: Substantial NTSB · WPR11LA313
Reported aircraft: Piper PA 46-350P
Probable cause: Fatigue failure of an engine mount attachment foot, which resulted in collapse of the nose landing gear during landing. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the owner/operator to adhere to the manufacturer's suggested engine mount inspection schedule.
1967-05-06 Accident · Gleneden Bch,Oreg, 37 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 2 0867
Reported aircraft: Mooney M20C — a different aircraft that carried the N9246M registration before this airframe.

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.