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  • PIPER PA-28RT-201

Comparison

AttributePIPER PA-28RT-201
What it is
Seats4
Landing geartricycle
Engines1
EngineLycoming IO-360-C1C6
Horsepower200 hp
Fuel100LL
Certification basisCAR3
Production start1979
Production end1982
Endorsements requiredcomplex
Performance
Cruise speed137 KTAS
Range850 nm
Service ceiling16,200 ft
Climb rate831 ft/min
Stall speed (Vso)52 KCAS
Takeoff over 50 ft1,600 ft
Landing over 50 ft1,525 ft
Load and fuel
Seats4
Useful load1,080 lb
Full-fuel payload648 lb
Max takeoff weight2,750 lb
Empty weight1,670 lb
Usable fuel72 gal
Fuel burn at cruise11.2 gal/h
Cost of ownership
Price, low$90,000
Price, high$160,000
Prices as of2026
Engine TBO2,000 h
Overhaul cost, low$34,000
Overhaul cost, high$48,000
The fleet and its record
Registered, all time405
Active fleet179
Median year built1979.0
NTSB events, last 10 years7
Fatal events, last 10 years1
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years139.11
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active222.35
Ownership transfers, last 24 months30
Transfers per 100 active316.76
Airworthiness directives3
Directives, last 5 years0
Rate confidenceok
Peer scores
Peer classFixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 3-4 seats
Accident record44.4 of 10 · scored on 21 years of events (fewer than 10 in the last 10)
Severity52.3 of 10 · scored on 21 years of events (fewer than 10 in the last 10)
Access66.3 of 10
Support75.2 of 10
Liquidity82.3 of 10
Overall (sum of the categories shown)920.5 out of 50
  1. Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 179 active.
  2. Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 179 active.
  3. Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 179 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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