FAA · Type Certificate Data Sheet

TCDS 1A15

The New Piper Aircraft Inc.

Historical Aircraft Small Airplane Rev 33 10/01/1997 drs.faa.gov ↗

Models covered (4)

Special Airworthiness Information Bulletins (1)

Advisory bulletins on these airframes. Not mandatory like ADs — but operators tracking AD compliance often miss the SAIB on the same component.

CE-08-50 Landing Gear Manual Extension System Inspection

Certification basis — 14 CFR

Specific sections

Sec. 21.303

Fleet view · 2,234 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

n=2,234

Horsepower

250

180–310

Cruise (kts)

135

120–135

Year of mfr

1961

1954–1978

Engines on the type, by tail count

LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES 1,159
LYCOMING TI0-540 SER 537
LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER 320
LYCOMING IO-720 72
LYCOMING IO-540 SER 37
LYCOMING IO-540-D4A5 23
AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG 6
LYCOMING 0-360-A1D 5

NTSB events

998

across all model variants

Applicable ADs

167

FAA airworthiness directives

Per-tail rate

0.45 events / tail · 0.07 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.