Twin turboprop

N980CA

1980 Piper Cheyenne I

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
31T-8104010
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × U/A Canada PT6A series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Tlh Enterprises Inc (Corporation)
Based
Corsicana, TX
Registration record

N980CA on the FAA register

Type
1980 Piper Cheyenne I (FAA: Piper PA-31T1)
Serial
31T-8104010
Engines
2 × U/A Canada PT6A series
Registered owner
Tlh Enterprises Inc
Corsicana, TX
Certificate issued
1993-02-25
Airworthiness date
1980-11-19
Registration expires
2029-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ADAB57
Mode S (octal)
53325527
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,000 nm
Cruise (type)
210 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1993-02-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N980CA.
  • 1980-11-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N980CA

N980CA is a 1980 Piper Cheyenne I (FAA model PA-31T1), serial number 31T-8104010. The FAA register lists Tlh Enterprises Inc as the registrant in Corsicana, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 25, 1993 and expires on September 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two U/A Canada PT6A series engines and 7 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 210 knots and a range of about 1,000 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated November 19, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N980CA.

Cruise
210 kt
Range
1,000 nm
Power / thrust (each)
620
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,980 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,480 ft
Fuel burn
85 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N980CA.

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.