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  • PIPER PA-28R-200

Comparison

AttributePIPER PA-28R-200
What it is
Seats4
Landing geartricycle
Engines1
EngineLycoming IO-360-C1C
Horsepower200 hp
Fuel100LL
Certification basisCAR3
Production start1972
Production end1976
Endorsements requiredcomplex
Performance
Cruise speed137 KTAS
Range700 nm
Service ceiling15,000 ft
Climb rate900 ft/min
Stall speed (Vso)55 KCAS
Takeoff over 50 ft1,600 ft
Landing over 50 ft1,340 ft
Load and fuel
Seats4
Useful load1,160 lb
Full-fuel payload872 lb
Max takeoff weight2,650 lb
Empty weight1,490 lb
Usable fuel48 gal
Fuel burn at cruise11.2 gal/h
Cost of ownership
Price, low$55,000
Price, high$145,000
Prices as of2026
Engine TBO2,000 h
Overhaul cost, low$34,000
Overhaul cost, high$48,000
The fleet and its record
Registered, all time2,316
Active fleet1,223
Median year built1973.0
NTSB events, last 10 years58
Fatal events, last 10 years8
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years147.42
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active230.25
Ownership transfers, last 24 months283
Transfers per 100 active323.14
Airworthiness directives4
Directives, last 5 years0
Rate confidenceok
Peer scores
Peer classFixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 3-4 seats
Accident record45.4 of 10
Severity54.8 of 10
Access66.8 of 10
Support79.2 of 10
Liquidity87.3 of 10
Overall (sum of the categories shown)933.5 out of 50
  1. Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 1,223 active.
  2. Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 1,223 active.
  3. Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 1,223 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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