Twin turboprop

N98FA

1980 Piper Cheyenne I

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
31T-8004028
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-11
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Higher Purpose Aviaiton LLC (LLC)
Based
Spring Lake, MI
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Registration record

N98FA on the FAA register

Type
1980 Piper Cheyenne I (FAA: Piper PA-31T1)
Serial
31T-8004028
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-11
Registered owner
Higher Purpose Aviaiton LLC
Spring Lake, MI
Certificate issued
2024-05-17
Airworthiness date
2006-04-12
Registration expires
2031-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ADA949
Mode S (octal)
53324511
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

  • 2031-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-05-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N98FA to the current registrant.
  • 2006-04-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1995-09-15
    N98FA previously assigned to a Agusta A109A II (s/n 7360); cancelled.
  • 1980
    Manufactured (1980).
Overview

About N98FA

N98FA is a 1980 Piper Cheyenne I (FAA model PA-31T1), serial number 31T-8004028. The FAA register lists Higher Purpose Aviaiton LLC as the registrant in Spring Lake, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 17, 2024 and expires on May 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-11 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 April 12, 2006.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N98FA.

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 N98FA.

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.