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  • Piper PA-46-310P

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AttributePiper PA-46-310P
What it is
Seats6
Landing geartricycle
Engines1
EngineContinental TSIO-520-BE (turbocharged)
Horsepower310 hp
Fuel100LL
Certification basisFAR23
Production start1984
Production end1988
Endorsements requiredcomplex;high-performance
Performance
Cruise speed213 KTAS
Range1,400 nm
Service ceiling25,000 ft
Climb rate1,143 ft/min
Stall speed (Vso)58 KCAS
Takeoff over 50 ft2,100 ft
Landing over 50 ft1,800 ft
Load and fuel
Seats6
Useful load1,640 lb
Full-fuel payload920 lb
Max takeoff weight4,100 lb
Empty weight2,460 lb
Usable fuel120 gal
Fuel burn at cruise18 gal/h
Cost of ownership
Price, low$270,000
Price, high$550,000
Prices as of2026
Engine TBO1,400 h
Overhaul cost, low$60,000
Overhaul cost, high$85,000
The fleet and its record
Registered, all time386
Active fleet213
Median year built1985.0
NTSB events, last 10 years24
Fatal events, last 10 years8
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years1112.68
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active289.2
Ownership transfers, last 24 months64
Transfers per 100 active330.05
Airworthiness directives14
Directives, last 5 years0
Rate confidenceok
Peer scores
Peer classFixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 5-6 seats
Accident record40.5 of 10
Severity51.8 of 10
Access65.9 of 10
Support76.9 of 10
Liquidity88.9 of 10
Overall (sum of the categories shown)924 out of 50
  1. Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 213 active.
  2. Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 213 active.
  3. Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 213 active.
  4. Accident record: class median 38.8 · 75 models in class.
  5. Severity: class median 16.67.
  6. Access: class median 1,826.5.
  7. Support: class median 87.
  8. Liquidity: class median 17.96.
  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. When accident record and severity cannot be scored because the model has too few records, the other three give a partial score out of 30, labelled as such; it is never set against a full score.
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