FAA · Type Certificate Data Sheet
TCDS 1A4
The New Piper Aircraft Inc.
Models covered (6)
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
137kt
never exceed
Vno
110kt
max struct cruise
Va
92kt
maneuvering
Vfe
70kt
flaps extended
Max gross
1,800lbs
Seats
4
Fuel
36gal
Oil
2gal
Engines (per TCDS)
- — Lycoming O-290-D
- — Lycoming O-235-C1
- — Model PA-20S
- — Lycoming O-290-D2
Fuel grade 80 minimum octane aviation gasoline
Fleet view · 321 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=321
Horsepower
140
140–180
Cruise (kts)
94
94–94
Year of mfr
1950
1949–1957
Engines on the type, by tail count
- LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES 255
- LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES 37
- LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER 4
- LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES 3
- LYCOMING O-290-D 3
- LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES 2
- LYCOMING O-320 SERIES 1
- LYCOMING O-320-A2B 1
NTSB events
153
across all model variants
Applicable ADs
120
FAA airworthiness directives
Per-tail rate
0.48 events / tail · 0.37 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.