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  • PIPER PA-44-180T

Comparison

AttributePIPER PA-44-180T
What it is
Seats4
Landing geartricycle
Engines2
EngineLycoming TO-360-E1A6D / LTO-360-E1A6D (turbocharged, counter-rotating)
Horsepower180 hp
Fuel100LL
Certification basisFAR23
Production start1981
Production end1982
Endorsements requiredcomplex;multi-engine
Performance
Cruise speed183 KTAS
Range850 nm
Service ceiling20,000 ft
Climb rate1,290 ft/min
Stall speed (Vso)56 KCAS
Takeoff over 50 ft1,500 ft
Landing over 50 ft1,400 ft
Load and fuel
Seats4
Useful load1,464 lb
Full-fuel payload816 lb
Max takeoff weight3,925 lb
Empty weight2,461 lb
Usable fuel108 gal
Fuel burn at cruise20.9 gal/h
Cost of ownership
Price, low$125,000
Price, high$190,000
Prices as of2026
Engine TBO2,000 h
Overhaul cost, low$32,000
Overhaul cost, high$46,000
The fleet and its record
Registered, all time84
Active fleet38
Median year built1981.0
NTSB events, last 10 years1
Fatal events, last 10 years0
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years126.32 · thin base (low)
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active226.32 · thin base (low)
Ownership transfers, last 24 months8
Transfers per 100 active321.05 · thin base (low)
Airworthiness directives6
Directives, last 5 years1
Rate confidencelow
Peer scores
Peer classFixed wing multi-engine, piston, 2 engines, 3-4 seats
Accident record4—
Severity5—
Access6—
Support71.4 of 10
Liquidity8—
Overall (sum of the categories shown)9—
  1. Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 38 active.
  2. Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 38 active.
  3. Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 38 active.
  4. Accident record: class median 6.62 · 7 models in class.
  5. Severity: class median 7.14.
  6. Access: class median 1,060.75.
  7. Support: class median 109.
  8. Liquidity: class median 21.05.
  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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