N2138C1986 Piper PA-46-310P
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19825 ADs may apply3 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026- Registered owner
- Av Holding Co LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Polson, MT
- Certificate issued
- Jul 10, 2023
- Expires
- Jul 31, 2030
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Jan 20, 1994
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Piper
- Model
- PA-46-310P
- Year
- 1986
- Serial number
- 46-8608020
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 6
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- A1C81A
Engine
- Make and model
- Cont Motor Tsio-520 Ser
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 300 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2023 – nowAv Holding Co LLCPolson, MT · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (5)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-13-01 | Fuel Storage | Jul 10, 2013 | Airframe (PA-46-310P)Certain serial numbers: PA-46-310P 46-8408001–46-8408087; PA-46-310P 46-8508001–46-8508109; PA-46-310P 46-8608001–46-8608067; PA-46-310P 4608001–4608140; PA-46-350P 4622001–4622200; PA-46-350P 4636001–4636591; … |
| 2011-06-10 | Piper Aircraft, Inc. (Type Certificate Previously Held by The New Piper Aircraft, Inc.)… | May 6, 2011 | Airframe (PA-46-310P)Serial numbers per Table 3 of this AD. Only with: Equipped with a turbine inlet temperature (T.I.T.) system (Lewis T.I.T. indicators/probes or Avidyne Entegra/EFIS with probe P/N 686-216) identified in table 3; relief only if gauge and probe replaced through STC. |
| 2009-16-03 | Teledyne Continental Motors (TCM) IO-520, TSIO-520, and IO-550 Series Reciprocating… | Sep 9, 2009 | Engine (TSIO-520 SER)Only with: SAP investment cast cylinder assemblies P/Ns SA52000-A1, SA52000-A20P, SA52000-A21P, SA52000-A22P, SA52000-A23P, SA55000-A1, or SA55000-A20P installed. |
| 2001-12-01 | The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. Models PA-46-310P, PA-46-350P, and PA-46-500TP Airplanes | Jun 29, 2001 | Airframe (PA-46-310P)Certain serial numbers: PA-46-310P 46-8408001–46-8408087; PA-46-310P 46-8508001–46-8508109; PA-46-310P 46-8608001–46-8608067; PA-46-310P 4608001–4608140; PA-46-350P 4622001–4622200; PA-46-350P 4636001–4636313; … |
| 98-04-26 | The New Piper Aircraft Corporation Models PA-46-310P and PA-46-350P Airplanes | Mar 13, 1998 | Airframe (PA-46-310P) |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (3)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Power plant · screen · failedJun 25, 2002
INDUCTION AIR FILTER METAL PROTECTIVE SCREEN FAILED AND THE METAL FROM THE SCREEN WAS INDUCTED INTO THE TURBOCHARGER ASSEMBLY AND INTAKE AIR OF THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE OIL FILTER WAS REMOVED AND IT WAS DISCOVERED TO HAVE MAJOR METALLIC CONTAMINATION AS A RESULTED OF THE AIR FILTER SCREEN FAILURE.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · actuator · out of adjustAug 7, 1998
AIRCRAFT BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE DURING LANDING ROLL-OUT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED NOSE GEAR LEG ANGLED AFT DUE TO MIS-ADJUSTMENT OF ACTUATOR LENGTH WHICH CHANGED GEOMETRY OF TIRE CONTACT. PIPER SERVICE INSTRUCTIONS DO NOT CONTAIN PROCEDURE FOR RIGGING NOSE GEAR GEOMETRY. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDS AD FOR…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · actuator · out of adjustAug 7, 1998
AIRCRAFT BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE DURING LANDING ROLL-OUT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED NOSE GEAR LEG ANGLED AFT DUE TO MIS-ADJUSTMENT OF ACTUATOR LENGTH WHICH CHANGED GEOMETRY OF TIRE CONTACT. PIPER SERVICE INSTRUCTIONS DO NOT CONTAIN PROCEDURE FOR RIGGING NOSE GEAR GEOMETRY. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDS AD FOR…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026