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Piper PA-31T · 1978 · La Porte, IN
N53TA is a 1978 Piper PA-31T (serial 31T-7820083), registered to Indiana Paging Network Inc (corporation) in La Porte, IN. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires January 2030; the airworthiness certificate dates from August 1978 (48 years ago). It carries 2 U/A Canada PT6A-27-28 engines rated at 680 hp each (1,360 hp total), the engine on 9% of registered Piper PA-31Ts. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address A6AFBE. It is one of 87 Piper PA-31T aircraft on the FAA registry. Indiana Paging Network Inc holds 3 aircraft on the registry.
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7 of the 78 registered Piper PA-31T carry this engine (9%), across 9 engine variants on the type.
Source: FAA engine reference (ENGINE.txt), matched on this registration's engine code.
A Piper PA-31T 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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