1977 Fairchild Merlin IiiaTurboprop Aircraft • Springfield, MO, USA

This 1977 Fairchild Merlin IIIA, registration N5441M, presents as a well-maintained corporate workhorse with significant engine life remaining. The airframe has a total time of 6,106 hours with 5,911 landings, and it has been hangared for its entire life. Critically, all A, B, C, and D inspections are current through November 2025, all Airworthiness Directives are complied with, and all chapter 5 maintenance items are current. The aircraft has a known damage history. It is powered by twin Garrett TPE331-10UA engines with 1,569 and 1,588 hours since overhaul, respectively, against a 7,000-hour TBO. The right-hand Hartzell propeller was...

Year: 1977

Make: Fairchild

Series: Merlin

Model: Merlin IIIA

Tail #: N5441M

Serial #: T-283

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Specifications

Category: Turboprop

Intended Use: Business, Passenger

Flight Rules: IFR

Seats: 7

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time: 6,106 hrs

Engine 1 Time: 1,569 hrs (SMOH)

Engine 2 Time: 1,588 hrs (SMOH)

Prop 1 Time: 242.4 hrs

Logbook Status: Logs are in good order

Inspection Status: A, B, C & D Inspections c/w Nov. 2025, All AD’s Current. All AMM Airframe Chapter 5 Items Current.

Avionics

GPS

Garmin GTN-725 - GPS/MFD

Comms

Collins Pro Line II - Dual II Coms with CTRL 20's, Dual II Nav's with Ctrl 30's, DME, ADF

Bendix M4-D - Dual Flight Director's

Audio

Baker M-1035 - Dual Audio Controls

Weather

Honeywell RDS-86 - Radar RT/Ant. Note: Radar Controlled by GTN-725 GPS/MFD

Traffic

Garmin GDL-88 - ADS-B In/Out Datalink

ADSB

Garmin GTX335R - Dual Mode S Transponders

PFD

Collins FD-112V - Dual Flight Director's, Dual Compass Systems, Radar Altimeter, IDC Encoding Altimeter, IDC Altitude Alerter

MFD

Garmin GTN-725 - GPS/MFD

ADS-B In

Garmin GDL-88 - ADS-B In/Out Datalink

Additional Equipment

Ice Protection

Known Ice

Fuel System

EPA Fuel Purge Kit

Lighting

Strobe Lights

Antenna Package

Angle of Attack Indicator

Rain Protection

Rain Erosion Kit

Tires

Low Pressure Tires

Batteries

Lead-Acid Batteries

Sun Visors

Clip-On Sun Visors

Emergency Locator Transmitter

Artex C406-2 - ELT with Mhz capabilities

Compass System

Sperry C-12A - Dual Compass Systems

RMI

Collins RMI-30 - Dual

Marker Beacon

Collins MKL-30 - Marker Beacon

DME

Collins DME-40 - DME

ADF

Collins ADF-60A - ADF

Radar Altimeter

Collins ALT-50A - Radar Altimeter

Encoding Altimeter

IDC Encoding Altimeter

Altitude Alerter

IDC Altitude Alerter

ELT

Artex C406-2 - ELT with Mhz Capabilities

Rain Erosion Kit

Strobe Lights

SA226 Strobe Lights

Flight Into Known Icing

Flight Into Known Icing (FIKI) Yes

Known Ice

EPA Fuel Purge Kit

Low Pressure Tires

Lead-Acid Batteries

Clip-On Sun Visors

Interior & Exterior

Interior Year: 2015

Paint Rating: 5 on scale of 1 to 10/10

Interior Notes: 7 Passenger Executive Interior Seating plus crew seats Pyramid Refreshment Centre, Enclosed Private Lavatory Large Baggage Compartment, Interior fabrics & Carpet light Gray, headliner recovered in 2015 and carpet replaced in 2015