# N71RJ: 2011 Wightman Steven D SEAWIND

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Wightman Steven D SEAWIND](https://openairdocs.org/model/wightman-steven-d-seawind) (registry code 05628IJ, 4 seats)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada T74-CP-700](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-t74-cp-700) (registry code 52295)
- Serial number: 153
- Year built: 2011
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Kit: Sna Inc SEAWIND 3000
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: February 8, 2012
- Certificate issued: January 25, 2025
- Expires: January 31, 2032
- Mode S code: A97B34
- Registered owner: [Twin Peaks Holdings](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TWIN%20PEAKS%20HOLDINGS)
- Location: [Midvale, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Midvale)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.6153° N, 111.8918° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84047, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=71RJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71RJ

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Wightman Steven D SEAWIND)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Pratt & Whitney Canada T74-CP-700)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N71RJ.

## NTSB investigations on N71RJ not matched to an aircraft (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX95WA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95WA056), Nov 18, 1994: Piper PA-32R-300 (N71RJ), Tripui, Mexico, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW94LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA240), Jul 20, 1994: Piper PA-32-300 (N71RJ), Moriarity, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS AND THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE. FACTORS WERE GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS, DOWNDRAFTS AND THE DEGRADED ENGINE PERFORMANCE DUE TO PERVIOUS DETONATION…

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N71RJ.

## Reports on N71RJ not matched to an aircraft (3)

They name N71RJ, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19940720027219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940720027219A), Jul 20, 1994: Piper PA32300 (N71RJ), Moriarty, NM, Substantial damage. Drifted off runway on final. Added power to return to runway. Settled gear up. Engine poor condition. Lacked power.
- [Incident 19940224002909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940224002909I), Feb 24, 1994: Piper PA32R300 (N71RJ), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. Electrical failure on approach unable to lower gear. Landed gear up.
- [Incident 19930905033249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930905033249I), Sep 5, 1993: Piper PA32R300 (N71RJ), Santa Barbara, CA, Minor damage. Pilot flared high. Made a hard landing. Left main gear collapsed.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N71RJ

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N71RJ before.

- [Cancelled 1984-01-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71RJ-1984-01-03): Jameson RJJ-1 GYPSY HAWK, S/N 1. Exported to Israel. Owner: [Giordano Michael A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GIORDANO%20MICHAEL%20A), [Norco, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Norco)

## Related

- Other Wightman Steven D SEAWIND aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/wightman-steven-d-seawind/aircraft.md
- The Pratt & Whitney Canada T74-CP-700 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-t74-cp-700.md

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