Twin piston

N97MA

1975 Piper Navajo Chieftain

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1975
Serial
31-7552006
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Dodson International Parts Inc (Corporation)
Based
Rantoul, KS
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Registration record

N97MA on the FAA register

Type
1975 Piper Navajo Chieftain (FAA: Piper PA-31-350)
Serial
31-7552006
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Dodson International Parts Inc
Rantoul, KS
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
1998-09-16
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AD8260
Mode S (octal)
53301140
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 1999-07-26
    Accident at Salina, KS; damage: substantial.
  • 1998-09-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1996-05-30
    N97MA previously assigned to a Air Tractor AT-301 (s/n 3010631); cancelled.
  • 1975
    Manufactured (1975).
Overview

About N97MA

N97MA is a 1975 Piper Navajo Chieftain (FAA model PA-31-350), serial number 31-7552006. The FAA register lists Dodson International Parts Inc as the registrant in Rantoul, Kansas.

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 September 16, 1998.

N97MA has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1999-07-26 Accident · Salina, KS Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · CHI99LA256
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-31-350
Probable cause: the inadequate preflight inspection by the pilot. Factors to the accident were fuel exhaustion and the operation of the aircraft with known deficiencies in equipment by the pilot.

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.