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FAA · Type Certificate Data Sheet

TCDS A23SO

The New Piper Aircraft Inc.

Historical Aircraft Small Airplane Rev 14 11/16/2001 drs.faa.gov ↗

Models covered (3)

Certification basis — 14 CFR

Specific sections

  • Sec. 23.201
  • Sec. 23.203
  • Sec. 23.205
  • Sec. 23.207
  • Sec. 25.977
  • Sec. 23.1419

Fleet view · 59 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

11

n=59

Horsepower

904

750–1,050

Year of mfr

1984

1980–1993

Engines on the type, by tail count

  • AIRESEARCH TPE331 SERIES 12
  • P&W PT6A SER 12
  • P&W CANADA PT6A-60A 11
  • P&W CANADA PT6A-61 5
  • AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG 3
  • AIRESEARCH TPE331-5&6SER 1
  • GARRETT TPE331-14B 1
  • ALLIEDSIGN TPE331-12UHR 1

NTSB events

9

across all model variants

Applicable ADs

148

FAA airworthiness directives

Per-tail rate

0.15 events / tail · 2.51 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.