Twin turboprop

N970PS

1979 Piper Cheyenne II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
31T-8020023
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Huron, SD
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Registration record

N970PS on the FAA register

Type
1979 Piper Cheyenne II (FAA: Piper PA-31T)
Serial
31T-8020023
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Huron, SD
Certificate issued
2011-06-28
Airworthiness date
1979-12-21
Registration expires
2027-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AD84FB
Mode S (octal)
53302373
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,150 nm
Cruise (type)
245 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-06-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N970PS to the current registrant.
  • 1979-12-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1969-10-16
    N970PS previously assigned to a Boeing 727-14 (s/n 18908); cancelled.
Overview

About N970PS

N970PS is a 1979 Piper Cheyenne II (FAA model PA-31T), serial number 31T-8020023. It is registered to an individual in Huron, South Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 28, 2011 and expires on June 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A engines and 8 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 245 knots and a range of about 1,150 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated December 21, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N970PS.

Cruise
245 kt
Range
1,150 nm
Power / thrust (each)
620
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,980 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,480 ft
Fuel burn
95 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N970PS.

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.