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  • PIPER PA-28-151

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AttributePIPER PA-28-151
What it is
Seats4
Landing geartricycle
Engines1
EngineLycoming O-320-E3D
Horsepower150 hp
Fuel100LL
Certification basisCAR3
Production start1974
Production end1976
Endorsements required—
Performance
Cruise speed112 KTAS
Range610 nm
Service ceiling12,700 ft
Climb rate649 ft/min
Stall speed (Vso)44 KCAS
Takeoff over 50 ft1,490 ft
Landing over 50 ft1,115 ft
Load and fuel
Seats4
Useful load1,024 lb
Full-fuel payload736 lb
Max takeoff weight2,325 lb
Empty weight1,301 lb
Usable fuel48 gal
Fuel burn at cruise8.4 gal/h
Cost of ownership
Price, low$34,000
Price, high$110,000
Prices as of2026
Engine TBO2,000 h
Overhaul cost, low$28,000
Overhaul cost, high$40,000
The fleet and its record
Registered, all time1,610
Active fleet960
Median year built1974.0
NTSB events, last 10 years31
Fatal events, last 10 years3
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years132.29
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active220.83
Ownership transfers, last 24 months229
Transfers per 100 active323.85
Airworthiness directives9
Directives, last 5 years0
Rate confidenceok
Peer scores
Peer classFixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 3-4 seats
Accident record48.5 of 10
Severity55.8 of 10
Access69.3 of 10
Support79 of 10
Liquidity87.7 of 10
Overall (sum of the categories shown)940.3 out of 50
  1. Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 960 active.
  2. Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 960 active.
  3. Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 960 active.
  4. Accident record: class median 32.28 · 202 models in class.
  5. Severity: class median 12.5.
  6. Access: class median 775.
  7. Support: class median 147.5.
  8. Liquidity: class median 19.9.
  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.
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