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  • Piper PA-11

Comparison

AttributePiper PA-11
What it is
Seats2
Landing geartaildragger
Engines1
EngineContinental A-65-8 / C-90-8F
Horsepower65 hp
Fuel100LL
Certification basisCAR3
Production start1947
Production end1949
Endorsements requiredtailwheel
Performance
Cruise speed75 KTAS
Range300 nm
Service ceiling14,000 ft
Climb rate514 ft/min
Stall speed (Vso)34 KCAS
Takeoff over 50 ft—
Landing over 50 ft—
Load and fuel
Seats2
Useful load470 lb
Full-fuel payload362 lb
Max takeoff weight1,220 lb
Empty weight750 lb
Usable fuel18 gal
Fuel burn at cruise3.6 gal/h
Cost of ownership
Price, low$55,000
Price, high$110,000
Prices as of2026
Engine TBO1,800 h
Overhaul cost, low$23,000
Overhaul cost, high$33,000
The fleet and its record
Registered, all time1,019
Active fleet439
Median year built1947.0
NTSB events, last 10 years12
Fatal events, last 10 years4
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years127.33
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active220.5
Ownership transfers, last 24 months64
Transfers per 100 active314.58
Airworthiness directives1
Directives, last 5 years0
Rate confidenceok
Peer scores
Peer classFixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 1-2 seats
Accident record46.5 of 10
Severity51 of 10
Access64.1 of 10
Support78.8 of 10
Liquidity82.4 of 10
Overall (sum of the categories shown)922.8 out of 50
  1. Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 439 active.
  2. Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 439 active.
  3. Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 439 active.
  4. Accident record: class median 31.56 · 197 models in class.
  5. Severity: class median 10.
  6. Access: class median 1,000.75.
  7. Support: class median 89.
  8. Liquidity: class median 19.74.
  9. Each of the five categories places the model within its peer class, from 0 (the worst of the class) to 10 (the best): a position among comparable models, not a grade. The overall score is the sum of the categories shown that are scored, out of 10 for each (50 when all five are); it is given only when at least 4 of the five are scored, and it can be set against another model's only when both are in the same peer class and scored on the same categories. When accident record and severity cannot be scored because the model has too few records, the other three give a partial score out of 30, labelled as such; it is never set against a full score.
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