Twin piston

N961PA

1975 Piper Navajo Chieftain

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1975
Serial
317652017
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Thiel Bros Roofing Inc (Corporation)
Based
Sidney, MT
Registration record

N961PA on the FAA register

Type
1975 Piper Navajo Chieftain (FAA: Piper PA-31-350)
Serial
317652017
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Thiel Bros Roofing Inc
Sidney, MT
Certificate issued
2014-04-18
Airworthiness date
1996-04-25
Registration expires
2027-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AD6123
Mode S (octal)
53260443
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-04-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N961PA.
  • 1996-04-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1975
    Manufactured (1975).
Overview

About N961PA

N961PA is a 1975 Piper Navajo Chieftain (FAA model PA-31-350), serial number 317652017. The FAA register lists Thiel Bros Roofing Inc as the registrant in Sidney, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 18, 2014 and expires on April 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming TIO-540 series engines and 8 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated April 25, 1996.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N961PA.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N961PA.

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.