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  • PIPER PA-32-300L

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AttributePIPER PA-32-300L
What it is
Seats6
Landing geartricycle
Engines1
EngineLycoming IO-540-K1A5
Horsepower300 hp
Fuel100LL
Certification basisCAR3
Production start1966
Production end1979
Endorsements requiredhigh-performance
Performance
Cruise speed148 KTAS
Range780 nm
Service ceiling16,250 ft
Climb rate1,050 ft/min
Stall speed (Vso)54 KCAS
Takeoff over 50 ft1,300 ft
Landing over 50 ft1,000 ft
Load and fuel
Seats6
Useful load1,554 lb
Full-fuel payload1,050 lb
Max takeoff weight3,400 lb
Empty weight1,846 lb
Usable fuel84 gal
Fuel burn at cruise16.8 gal/h
Cost of ownership
Price, low$80,000
Price, high$300,000
Prices as of2026
Engine TBO2,000 h
Overhaul cost, low$46,000
Overhaul cost, high$66,000
The fleet and its record
Registered, all time1
Active fleet0
Median year built—
NTSB events, last 10 years0
Fatal events, last 10 years0
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years—
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active—
Ownership transfers, last 24 months0
Transfers per 100 active—
Airworthiness directives2
Directives, last 5 years0
Rate confidencenone
Peer scores
Peer classFixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 5-6 seats
Accident record1—
Severity2—
Access3—
Support40.1 of 10
Liquidity5—
Overall (sum of the categories shown)6—
  1. Accident record: class median 38.47 · 74 models in class.
  2. Severity: class median 16.67.
  3. Access: class median 1,823.
  4. Support: class median 96.
  5. Liquidity: class median 17.67.
  6. 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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