Single-engine piston

N957T

2000 Piper Saratoga II HP

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2000
Serial
3246176
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Severn Valley Aviation Inc Trustee (Corporation)
Based
Wilmington, DE
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Registration record

N957T on the FAA register

Type
2000 Piper Saratoga II HP (FAA: Piper PA-32R-301)
Serial
3246176
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Registered owner
Severn Valley Aviation Inc Trustee
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2019-11-05
Airworthiness date
2000-10-11
Registration expires
2029-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AD5051
Mode S (octal)
53250121
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
550 nm
Cruise (type)
159 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-11-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N957T to the current registrant.
  • 2002-08-01
    Accident at Ft. Lauderdale, FL; damage: substantial.
  • 2000-10-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1970-08-04
    N957T previously assigned to a Beechcraft N35 Bonanza (s/n D-6651); cancelled.
Overview

About N957T

N957T is a 2000 Piper Saratoga II HP (FAA model PA-32R-301), serial number 3246176. The FAA register lists Severn Valley Aviation Inc Trustee as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 5, 2019 and expires on November 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-540 series engine and 7 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 159 knots and a range of about 550 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated October 11, 2000.

N957T 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
159 kt
Range
550 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,196 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,667 ft
Fuel burn
18 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

2002-08-01 Accident · Ft. Lauderdale, FL Damage: Substantial NTSB · ATL02LA149
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-32R-301
Probable cause: Pilot in command failed to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll that resulted in a ground loop and the overload failure of the right main landing gear.
1968-10-08 Accident · Hetland,S Dak, 41 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 4535
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft N35 — a different aircraft that carried the N957T registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: EL.

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.