FAA · Type Certificate Data Sheet
TCDS 1A1
The New Piper Aircraft Inc.
Engineering specs · extracted from TCDS PDF
Surface-extracted from the actual TCDS PDF (regex on the agency's own text). Multi-model TCDS have one set of specs per Model section; we show the union. The linked PDF remains the authoritative source.
Vne
122kt
never exceed
Va
91kt
maneuvering
Max gross
1,650lbs
Seats
4
Fuel
30gal
Engines (per TCDS)
- — Lycoming O-235-C1
Fuel grade 80 minimum octane aviation gasoline
Fleet view · 276 registered tails
Engineering specs aggregated from the FAA Aircraft Registry — what every actually-flying tail under this TCDS reports. Median + 10th–90th-percentile range across the active fleet.
Seats
4
n=276
Horsepower
115
n=272
Cruise (kts)
87
87–87
Year of mfr
1949
1944–1979
Engines on the type, by tail count
- LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES 252
- LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES 13
- LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES 4
- LYCOMING O-360-C2A 1
- LYCOMING O-235-C1 1
- LYCOMING O-290-D 1
NTSB events
79
across all model variants
Applicable ADs
16
FAA airworthiness directives
Per-tail rate
0.29 events / tail · 0.06 ADs / tail
The TCDS PDF on drs.faa.gov is the authoritative document for design-as-certified weight limits, performance, equipment, AD compliance times, and operating limitations. Open on drs.faa.gov ↗ DRS frequently breaks — when it does, the fleet view above and the cross-links below are usually what you actually need.