# N81RC: Piper PA-46-600TP - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Piper PA-46-600TP](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-600tp) (registry code 7104652, 6 seats) - Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-42a) (registry code 52268) - Data sheets: [TCDS A25SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A25SO) (Piper Aircraft Inc.), [TCDS E4EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4EA) (Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 4698201 - Type: Fixed wing single engine - Engine type: Turbo-prop - Airworthiness: Standard, normal - Airworthiness date: March 26, 2022 - Certificate issued: August 1, 2025 - Expires: August 31, 2032 - Mode S code: AB087D - Registered owner: [Connelly Robert I](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CONNELLY%20ROBERT%20I) - Location: [Blowing Rock, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Blowing%20Rock) - Owner type: Individual - Owner's area on the map: 36.1291° N, 81.6943° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28605, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=81RC - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81RC 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): 6 in force ### Matched by airframe (Piper PA-46-600TP) - [AD 2023-25-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2023-25-02): Control Column Section · Piper PA-46-350P, PA-46-500TP and PA-46-600TP. Effective Dec 19, 2023 - [AD 2022-11-10](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2022-11-10): Wing Spar · Piper PA-46-600TP. Effective Jun 27, 2022 - [AD 2019-12-12](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2019-12-12): Bulkhead · Piper PA-46-600TP. Effective Jul 12, 2019 - [AD 2018-14-01](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2018-14-01): Fuselage Skin · Piper PA-46-600TP. Effective Jul 25, 2018 - [AD 2017-16-03](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2017-16-03): Wing Spar · Piper PA-46-600TP. Effective Aug 9, 2017 ### Matched by engine (Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A) - [AD 2012-09-10](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2012-09-10): First stage sun gears · Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-110, PT6A-112, PT6A-114 and 12 more. Effective May 23, 2012 ## Information bulletins (advisory) (2 in force) - [SAIB NE-15-21](https://openairdocs.org/saib/NE-15-21): Fuel Injector Nozzle. Issued Aug 19, 2015 - [SAIB NE-06-34](https://openairdocs.org/saib/NE-06-34): . Issued Mar 21, 2006 ## NTSB investigations None matched to N81RC. ## FAA accident and incident reports None matched to N81RC. ## 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. ## Service difficulty reports on N81RC not matched to an aircraft (1) They name N81RC, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft. - [SDR WI5R2020101400001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WI5R2020101400001), Oct 14, 2020: ROTOR. DAMAGED. AIRCRAFT OPERATOR REPORTED THE NR 1 ENGINE ON N81RC (525C-0217) MADE AN UNUSUAL NOISE DURING ENGINE SPOOL-DOWN. OPERATOR REPORTED NO ENGINE OPERATIONAL ISSUES, ## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (23) Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do. ### Approved for the airframe (Piper PA-46-600TP) - [STC SA04837NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA04837NY): Installation of AeroLED's Holdings, LLC., position lights, navigation lights, strobe lights and beacon lights. AeroLED's Holdings, LLC - [STC SA12438IB](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA12438IB): MT-Propeller Entwicklung MTV-37-1-E-C-F-R(P)/CFR205-353( ). MT-Propeller Entwicklung GmbH - [STC SA02017WI](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA02017WI): The Installation of the Parker-Meggitt iPRESS™ System. 3S Certification LLC - [STC SA11158SC](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA11158SC): Demonstration of aircraft tolerance to potential electromagnetic interference from certain Transmitting Potable Electronic Devices (T-PEDS). Liberty Partners Inc - [STC SA04188NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA04188NY): Installation of LAI CoolView Windshields and Windows. Lee Aerospace Inc - [STC SA01843CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01843CH): Replacement of certain Goodrich pneumatic deicer boots. SMR Aquisition LLC dba SMR Technologies Inc - [STC SA04734NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA04734NY): Installation of LAI LH Heated Windshield. Lee Aerospace Inc - [STC SA02532AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA02532AT): Installation of subject Michelin tires on appropriate aircraft. For Michelin 5, 6, 8, and 10-inch rim diameter tires on General Aviation Aircraft. Michelin North America Inc. Lists PA-46 Series - [STC SA02010WI](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA02010WI): Installation of the Mid-Continent Instruments & Avionics MD23 FLEX Custom Function Display (CFD). Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics - [STC SA09856AC](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA09856AC): Installation of BendixKing Aerowave 100 In-flight Data Link System for non-essential, non-required aircraft Cabin Systems & Equipments. Honeywell International Inc (Bendix King) - [STC SA02265SE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA02265SE): Installation of a camera housing. Airborne Sensor LLC - [STC SA01050DE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01050DE): Installation of aircraft main battery replacement. Concorde Battery Corporation - [STC SA02654SE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA02654SE): Group Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM) airworthiness approvaL. AeroMech Incorporated - [STC SA02135SE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA02135SE): Installation of Electronics International Inc. Glass Panel Engine Monitor (with In-Flight Data). Electronics International Inc - [STC SA02276AK](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA02276AK): Installation of AMSAFE Aviation Inflatable Restraints. AMSAFE Inc - [STC SA02121SE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA02121SE): Installation of Garmin GTS 825 (TAS) or GTS 855 (TCAS I) Traffic System. Garmin International Inc - [STC SA2557NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA2557NM): Installation of KS Avionics EGT/CHT-2( ) combined exhaust gas and cylinder head temperature monitoring system. K S Avionics Inc. Lists PA-46 Series - [STC ST01468CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST01468CH): Installation of various SMR Technologies electrical propeller deicer models. SMR Technologies. Lists PA-46 Series - [STC SA01848AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01848AT): Installation of Cockpit Display System. Archangel Avionics. Lists PA-46 Series - [STC SA01224AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01224AT): Installation of wheel hub cabs with valve stem access door. LoPresti Speed Merchants. Lists PA-46 Series - [STC SA157NE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA157NE): Installation of Graphic Engine Monitor System Model GEM-602 S/N 403 and GEM-603 S/N001126and subsequent. Insight Instrument Corp. Lists PA-46 Series ### Approved for the engine (Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A) - [STC SE00001EN](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE00001EN): Engines will be maintained IAW 'Maintenance or Reliable Engines(MORE) Program,' Rev 2, 8/16/95. MORE Company Inc - [STC SE01805NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE01805NY): Installation of Fuel Nozzle Adapters using studs and nuts. Atlantic Turbines International Inc ## Earlier aircraft with N81RC The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N81RC before. - [Cancelled 2013-05-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81RC-2013-05-14): Clark Roy H JR KR-2, S/N 3735. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Clark Roy H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLARK%20ROY%20H), [Grandview, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Grandview) ## Related - Other Piper PA-46-600TP aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-600tp/aircraft.md - The Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-42a.md --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.