FAA · Type Certificate Data Sheet
TCDS A-780
The New Piper Aircraft Inc.
Former holders
- Piper Aircraft, Inc.
Fleet view · 1,240 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
3
n=1,240
Horsepower
115
115–180
Cruise (kts)
82
82–82
Year of mfr
1947
1945–1962
Engines on the type, by tail count
- LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES 872
- LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES 142
- LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES 120
- AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG 10
- LYCOMING O-320-A2B 9
- LYCOMING O-320 SERIES 8
- LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER 5
- LYCOMING 0-360-A1D 5
NTSB events
512
across all model variants
Applicable ADs
50
FAA airworthiness directives
Per-tail rate
0.41 events / tail · 0.04 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.