Piper PA-31 Navajo and Chieftain
935 on the U.S. register across 11 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1967 to 1996; half of them date from 1978 or earlier. Florida has the most (146). 82% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are never named here.
About the PA-31 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston twins
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 2 engines
- Common engines
- Lycoming Ti0-540 Ser (551), P&W Canada Pt6A-60A (73), Lycoming Tigo-541Ser (32)
- Seats
- 8 (up to 11 in some versions)
- Cruise speed
- about 162 mph
- Maker on the register
- Piper
- Registered
- earliest certificate May 23, 1977; newest October 1, 2026
Where they are owner's state
Florida146Alaska80Delaware67Texas40Mississippi33Wyoming25Pennsylvania25Georgia24Ohio23California23Nevada22New York21
Who owns them registrant type
LLC420 (45%)Corporation328 (35%)Individual141 (15%)Co-owned30 (3%)Government8 (0.9%)Non-citizen corporation4 (0.4%)Partnership3 (0.3%)Not stated1 (0.1%)
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
| Version | Registered | Built | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA-31-350 | 399 | 1973 to 1996 | 42.7% |
| PA-31-325 | 137 | 1975 to 1984 | 14.7% |
| PA-31-310 | 128 | 1967 to 1982 | 13.7% |
| PA-31T | 87 | 1974 to 1984 | 9.3% |
| PA-31T1 | 64 | 1978 to 1984 | 6.8% |
| PA-31P | 40 | 1970 to 1976 | 4.3% |
| PA-31 | 26 | 1968 to 1978 | 2.8% |
| PA 31P 350 | 25 | 1982 to 1984 | 2.7% |
| PA-31T2 | 24 | 1980 to 1983 | 2.6% |
| PA-31-300 | 3 | 1968 to 1969 | 0.3% |
| PA-31T3 | 2 | 1982 to 1985 | 0.2% |
When they were built by decade · 201 with no year on file
Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far
Registration status
Valid919 (98%)Pending6 (0.6%)Sale reported5 (0.5%)Reports overdue2 (0.2%)Canceled2 (0.2%)Pending cancellation1 (0.1%)
Airworthiness certificate class
Standard867 (93%)None on file38 (4%)Restricted15 (2%)Multiple10 (1%)Experimental5 (0.5%)
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Dodson International Parts INC13Marc INC12International Air Services INC Trustee11Valiair Lc Trustee9Air Arctic INC9Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee7Warbelows Air Ventures INC6Tiffin Aire INC6Grant Aviation INC6Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee6Tvpx Aircraft Solutions INC Trustee5Sanborn Map Company INC5
Fleet pages: Dodson International Parts INC · Marc INC · International Air Services INC Trustee · Valiair Lc Trustee · Air Arctic INC · Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee · Warbelows Air Ventures INC · Tiffin Aire INC
Accident history NTSB records · 522 cases since 1982, 169 fatal
2026-04-17CEN26LA170 · PA 31P 350 N9262Y · accident near Ardmore, OK · minor injuries
2026-01-12ANC26LA009 · PA-31-310 N669CW · accident near Anchorage, AK · no injuries
2026-01-10GAA26WA072 · PA-31-325 N325FA · accident near Paipa, OF · 6 killed
2025-11-17ANC26LA005 · PA-31-350 N4112D · accident near Eek, AK · no injuries
2025-10-01ANC25LA117 · PA-31 N16SC · accident near Kotlik, AK · no injuries
2025-07-26CEN25LA293 · PA-31T3 N401VA · accident near Appleton, WI · no injuries
2025-01-10ANC25LA016 · PA-31-350 N59826 · accident near Fairbanks, AK · no injuries
2024-12-11CEN25LA060 · PA-31-350 N818BR · accident near Victoria, TX · serious injuries
The 8 most recent of 522 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Rates per registered aircraft, phases of flight and causes are coming with the analytics stage. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record.
Questions people ask answers refresh every morning
How many Piper PA-31 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
935 as of October 2, 2026, counting 11 versions the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Piper PA-31s?
Florida, with 146.
Who owns the Piper PA-31?
82% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are never named on this site.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 137 PA-31-325 (all versions)
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N27449 | Piper PA-31-325 |
Airchoice LLC Manchester, Iowa |
Standard | 2026-09-21 | Valid |
| N179RM | Piper PA-31-325 |
Raven Air LLC Coral Gables, Florida |
Standard | 2026-08-30 | Valid |
| N120LP | Piper PA-31-325 |
Gramer Air IV LLC Northville, Michigan |
Standard | 2026-08-13 | Valid |
| N271AS | Piper PA-31-325 |
Skattum LLC Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
Standard | 2026-05-18 | Valid |
| N777VZ | Piper PA-31-325 |
Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2026-05-06 | Valid |
| N504KS | Piper PA-31-325 |
Jb522 LLC Pflugerville, Texas |
Standard | 2026-03-02 | Valid |
| N3744U | Piper PA-31-325 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2026-02-20 | Valid |
| N3544M | Piper PA-31-325 |
Valiair Lc Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-02-19 | Valid |
| N189SA | Piper PA-31-325 |
Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-01-28 | Valid |
| N32PB | Piper PA-31-325 |
Lease One LLC Lafayette, Indiana |
Standard | 2025-12-18 | Valid |
| N133CT | Piper PA-31-325 |
Valiair Lc Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2025-11-18 | Valid |
| N893CB | Piper PA-31-325 |
Aec Navajo LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-09-15 | Valid |
| N317HA | Piper PA-31-325 |
Bauer Aviation LLC Saint Germain, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2025-09-05 | Valid |
| N777ME | Piper PA-31-325 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-09-05 | Valid |
| N74MJ | Piper PA-31-325 |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2025-08-25 | Valid |
| N227RM | Piper PA-31-325 |
Heli Coral INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-08-22 | Valid |
| N800DK | Piper PA-31-325 |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-08-18 | Valid |
| N1157S | Piper PA-31-325 |
Dig2Fly LLC Sandpoint, Idaho |
Standard | 2025-08-09 | Valid |
| N707HH | Piper PA-31-325 |
T And L Restaurant Groups Aviation LLC Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
Standard | 2025-03-27 | Valid |
| N359RX | Piper PA-31-325 |
D-Kal Leasing LLC Meadowbrook, West Virginia |
None on file | 2025-02-17 | Valid |
| N6890 | Piper PA-31-325 |
Tvpx Aircraft Solutions INC Trustee North Salt Lake, Utah |
Standard | 2025-01-21 | Valid |
| N230AS | Piper PA-31-325 |
N230As LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-01-17 | Valid |
| N250AK | Piper PA-31-325 |
Db Aviation Holdings Group LLC Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
Standard | 2024-12-14 | Valid |
| N99TB | Piper PA-31-325 |
Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2024-11-12 | Valid |
| N59777 | Piper PA-31-325 |
Sofisa Airways CORP Coral Gables, Florida |
Standard | 2024-10-26 | Valid |
| N91BP | Piper PA-31-325 |
F3 Aviation LLC Summerville, South Carolina |
Standard | 2024-10-18 | Valid |
| N59848 | Piper PA-31-325 |
Sanborn Map CO INC Colorado Springs, Colorado |
Standard | 2024-10-16 | Valid |
| N45MJ | Piper PA-31-325 |
Co-owned owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2024-10-03 | Valid |
| N445FM | Piper PA-31-325 |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2024-09-28 | Valid |
| N9942G | Piper PA-31-325 |
Qualitair LLC Trustee Michelstadt, |
Standard | 2024-09-24 | Valid |
| N627MA | Piper PA-31-325 |
Destination Alaska Air Service LLC Homer, Alaska |
Standard | 2024-09-18 | Valid |
| N35841 | Piper PA-31-325 |
Flyingvine LLC Gilford, New Hampshire |
Standard | 2024-07-12 | Valid |
| N979SP | Piper PA-31-325 |
Gulf South Services LLC Chipley, Florida |
Standard | 2024-05-12 | Valid |
| N891CB | Piper PA-31-325 |
Kal-1 LLC Wichita, Kansas |
Standard | 2024-05-04 | Valid |
| N27481 | Piper PA-31-325 |
Sanborn Map Company INC Colorado Springs, Colorado |
Standard | 2024-04-10 | Valid |
| N74LK | Piper PA-31-325 |
Alexander 3 Aviation LLC Rincon, Georgia |
Standard | 2024-03-14 | Valid |
| N862AR | Piper PA-31-325 |
Le Pichon II LLC San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Standard | 2024-03-06 | Valid |
| N78MS | Piper PA-31-325 |
Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2024-02-22 | Valid |
| N80LK | Piper PA-31-325 |
Eti Aviation LLC Boynton Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2024-02-01 | Valid |
| N611DP | Piper PA-31-325 |
Inversiones Flg INC Dorado, Puerto Rico |
Standard | 2024-01-18 | Valid |
| N325BB | Piper PA-31-325 |
Capital City Curb & Gutter LLC Wake Forest, North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-12-01 | Valid |
| N59936 | Piper PA-31-325 |
Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2023-11-30 | Valid |
| N33TL | Piper PA-31-325 |
Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-11-29 | Valid |
| N432CW | Piper PA-31-325 |
Valiair Lc Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2023-11-28 | Valid |
| N35187 | Piper PA-31-325 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-10-17 | Valid |
| N622AJ | Piper PA-31-325 |
Yonder CORP Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-10-07 | Valid |
| N892TG | Piper PA-31-325 |
Teo Steel INC Ramer, Tennessee |
Standard | 2023-09-30 | Valid |
| N325AK | Piper PA-31-325 |
International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2023-09-14 | Valid |
| N1470B | Piper PA-31-325 |
Co-owned owner Idaho |
Standard | 2023-07-08 | Valid |
| N727RL | Piper PA-31-325 |
Co-owned owner Mississippi |
Standard | 2023-06-14 | Valid |
| N11SB | Piper PA-31-325 |
Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2023-05-23 | Valid |
| N10YC | Piper PA-31-325 |
Toyz Aviation LLC Worthington, Kentucky |
Standard | 2023-05-07 | Valid |
| N117JP | Piper PA-31-325 |
Sanborn Map Company INC Colorado Springs, Colorado |
Standard | 2023-05-02 | Valid |
| N103GL | Piper PA-31-325 |
Naylor Aviation LLC Columbia, Missouri |
Standard | 2023-04-20 | Valid |
| N596L | Piper PA-31-325 |
Kcc Aero LLC Guaynabo, Puerto Rico |
Standard | 2023-04-19 | Valid |
| N202DS | Piper PA-31-325 |
Valiair Lc Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2023-03-20 | Valid |
| N59809 | Piper PA-31-325 |
Lou Dell Aviation LLC Simpsonville, South Carolina |
Standard | 2023-02-06 | Valid |
| N123PT | Piper PA-31-325 |
Co-owned owner Washington |
Standard | 2023-01-26 | Valid |
| N744JC | Piper PA-31-325 |
Ack-Pg-Llc Charlestown, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2022-11-30 | Valid |
| N10QB | Piper PA-31-325 |
Asc Aviation LLC Brandon, Mississippi |
Standard | 2022-11-01 | Valid |
| N489TC | Piper PA-31-325 |
Fishstix Aviation LLC Apopka, Florida |
None on file | 2022-09-21 | Valid |
| N296CH | Piper PA-31-325 |
Tgl Partners LLC Plant City, Florida |
Standard | 2022-08-09 | Valid |
| N79LK | Piper PA-31-325 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2022-06-29 | Valid |
| N325FA | Piper PA-31-325 |
Tvpx Aircraft Solutions INC Trustee North Salt Lake, Utah |
Standard | 2022-05-23 | Valid |
| N30DR | Piper PA-31-325 |
Ruble Force One LLC Wilkinson, Indiana |
Standard | 2022-04-19 | Valid |
| N762SA | Piper PA-31-325 |
Sua 762Sa INC Palm City, Florida |
Standard | 2022-03-01 | Valid |
| N727HB | Piper PA-31-325 |
Riverside Farms Sardis, Mississippi |
Standard | 2022-01-18 | Valid |
| N28DF | Piper PA-31-325 |
Global Avionics LLC Downey, California |
Standard | 2021-10-26 | Valid |
| N4116K | Piper PA-31-325 |
Red Cloud One LLC Cornwall, New York |
Standard | 2021-06-08 | Valid |
| N73LK | Piper PA-31-325 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2021-04-15 | Valid |
| N77DS | Piper PA-31-325 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2021-04-15 | Valid |
| N325FJ | Piper PA-31-325 |
Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2021-04-08 | Valid |
| N40CV | Piper PA-31-325 |
Dos Vidas Services INC Seabrook, Texas |
Standard | 2021-04-08 | Valid |
| N423AC | Piper PA-31-325 |
Gv Air INC Medford, Oregon |
Standard | 2021-04-02 | Valid |
| N777JY | Piper PA-31-325 |
Kingslyn LTD Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2021-03-23 | Valid |
| N805MM | Piper PA-31-325 |
Individual owner Florida |
None on file | 2021-03-16 | Valid |
| N4042M | Piper PA-31-325 |
Linville Air LLC Denver, North Carolina |
Standard | 2021-02-25 | Valid |
| N892TW | Piper PA-31-325 |
Teo Steel INC Ramer, Tennessee |
Standard | 2021-02-18 | Valid |
| N993HR | Piper PA-31-325 |
Obxpress LLC Frisco, North Carolina |
Standard | 2021-02-10 | Valid |
| N41TN | Piper PA-31-325 |
Bvbd Aviation LLC Charlotte, North Carolina |
Standard | 2021-02-04 | Valid |
| N27282 | Piper PA-31-325 |
Sanborn Map Company INC Colorado Springs, Colorado |
Standard | 2021-01-16 | Valid |
| N735Q | Piper PA-31-325 |
Stuart Aviation Holdings LLC Stuart, Florida |
Standard | 2021-01-06 | Valid |
| N102TM | Piper PA-31-325 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2020-12-02 | Valid |
| N128MG | Piper PA-31-325 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2020-08-31 | Valid |
| N24CK | Piper PA-31-325 |
Air Travel Management LLC Lemont Furnace, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2020-06-15 | Valid |
| N378MM | Piper PA-31-325 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2020-05-19 | Valid |
| N27447 | Piper PA-31-325 |
Laingkids LLC Lewes, Delaware |
Standard | 2019-10-04 | Valid |
| N543SB | Piper PA-31-325 |
Bielder Street Aviation LLC North Charleston, South Carolina |
Standard | 2019-04-22 | Valid |
| N26GP | Piper PA-31-325 |
Gpi Geospatial INC Orlando, Florida |
Standard | 2018-12-26 | Valid |
| N83PA | Piper PA-31-325 |
Hill Enterprise INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2018-07-30 | Valid |
| N847 | Piper PA-31-325 |
Ultimate Resort Vacations INC Weston, Florida |
Standard | 2018-07-02 | Valid |
| N40CA | Piper PA-31-325 |
Charley Alpha LLC Umatilla, Florida |
Standard | 2018-06-04 | Valid |
| N27272 | Piper PA-31-325 |
Alpha United Air LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2018-01-25 | Valid |
| N207MD | Piper PA-31-325 |
Gv Air INC Medford, Oregon |
Standard | 2017-07-21 | Valid |
| N3520X | Piper PA-31-325 |
Gv Air INC Medford, Oregon |
Standard | 2017-07-21 | Valid |
| N62923 | Piper PA-31-325 |
Gv Air INC Medford, Oregon |
Standard | 2017-07-21 | Valid |
| N27699 | Piper PA-31-325 |
Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2017-05-08 | Valid |
| N59865 | Piper PA-31-325 |
Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2017-03-24 | Valid |
| N325CR | Piper PA-31-325 |
Diaz Aviation LLC South New Berlin, New York |
Standard | 2017-01-24 | Valid |
| N2765V | Piper PA-31-325 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2017-01-09 | Valid |
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