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Piper PA-31-310 · 1973 · Fort Lauderdale, FL
N199DS is a 1973 Piper PA-31-310 (serial 31-7400980), registered to Island Wings Inc (corporation) in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires November 2027; the airworthiness certificate dates from October 1973 (53 years ago). It carries 2 Lycoming TI0-540 SER engines rated at 310 hp each (620 hp total), the engine on 91% of registered Piper PA-31-310s. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address A189F6. It is one of 128 Piper PA-31-310 aircraft on the FAA registry. Island Wings Inc holds 4 aircraft on the registry.
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106 of the 117 registered Piper PA-31-310 carry this engine (91%), across 9 engine variants on the type.
Source: FAA engine reference (ENGINE.txt), matched on this registration's engine code.
A Piper PA-31-310 needs roughly 2,700 ft of runway for takeoff at sea level (takeoff distance ~2,325 ft plus a 15% safety margin). Check it against a destination airport →
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