N465TP

PIPER PA46-500TP · 2005 · Fixed-wing single-engine · 1 engine · 6 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: MOUNTAIN HOLDING INC, WY (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
CHOICE AVIATION, LLC (VPEA)Certificate holder—Matched by certificate designator

Accident & incident history

No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.

Maintenance disclosures

Service Difficulty Reports filed with the FAA for this airframe. Filing is largely voluntary — the number of reports is not a measure of reliability. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.

2 reports on file, 2021-07-29.

WARNING INDICATION · 2021-07-29 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3240

Part: BRAKE SYS — PRESSURE LOSS (MLG) · airframe 3,760 hrs · 2,951 cycles

LOSS OF PILOT SIDE BRAKES. PILOT NOTICED IN FLIGHT THAT BRAKES HAD LOSS PRESSURE. MAINTENANCE IN DURANGO CO, INSPECTED SYSTEM AND DETERMINED THERE HAD BEEN AN AIR BUBBLE IN THE SYTEM THAT WORKED ITS WAY TO THE PILOTS MASTER CYLINDERS CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES. THIS IS A RECURRING ISSUE WITH PIPER MERIDIANS.

Source: SDR VPEA202107300001
OTHER · 2021-07-29 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3240

Part: BRAKE SYS — FAILED (ZONE 700) · airframe 3,760 hrs · 2,951 cycles

TOTAL LOSS OF PILOT SIDE BRAKES. DISCOVERED DURING FLIGHT.

Source: SDR VPEA2021073000280