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FAA · Type Certificate Data Sheet

TCDS A3SO

The New Piper Aircraft Inc.

Historical Aircraft Small Airplane Rev 27 11/25/2003 📄 TCDS PDF (direct) ↗ drs.faa.gov ↗

Models covered (13)

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.

Certification basis — 14 CFR

Specific sections

  • Sec. 23.201
  • Sec. 23.203
  • Sec. 23.207
  • Sec. 23.221
  • Sec. 23.301
  • Sec. 23.303
  • Sec. 23.305
  • Sec. 23.307
  • Sec. 23.337
  • Sec. 23.341
  • Sec. 23.427
  • Sec. 23.561
  • Sec. 23.572
  • Sec. 23.603
  • Sec. 23.605
  • Sec. 23.609
  • Sec. 23.611
  • Sec. 23.613
  • Sec. 23.619
  • Sec. 23.627
  • Sec. 23.777
  • Sec. 23.853
  • Sec. 23.867
  • Sec. 23.901
  • Sec. 23.959
  • Sec. 23.965
  • Sec. 23.967
  • Sec. 23.1041
  • Sec. 23.1043
  • Sec. 23.1047
  • Sec. 23.1093
  • Sec. 23.1191
  • Sec. 23.1301
  • Sec. 23.1305
  • Sec. 23.1309
  • Sec. 23.1322
  • Sec. 23.1325
  • Sec. 23.1327
  • Sec. 23.1329
  • Sec. 23.1331
  • Sec. 23.1441
  • Sec. 23.1501
  • Sec. 23.1523
  • Sec. 23.1529
  • Sec. 23.1541
  • Sec. 23.1543
  • Sec. 23.1545
  • Sec. 23.1547
  • Sec. 23.1557
  • Sec. 23.1581
  • Sec. 23.1303
  • Sec. 23.1307
  • Sec. 23.1337

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.

Max gross

3,400lbs

Fuel

84gal

Oil

3gal

Engines (per TCDS)

  • — Lycoming O-540-E4B5 with carburetor setting 10-4404
  • — Lycoming IO-540-K1A5
  • — Lycoming IO-540-K1A5D
  • — Lycoming IO-540-K1G5D
  • — Lycoming TIO-540-S1AD
  • — Lycoming IO-540-K1G5
  • — Lycoming TIO-540-AH1A

Fuel grade 100/130 minimum grade aviation gasoline

Fleet view · 3,421 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

7

6–7 (n=3,421)

Horsepower

310

250–310

Cruise (kts)

126

126–126

Year of mfr

1977

1948–2008

Engines on the type, by tail count

  • LYCOMING TI0-540 SER 1,629
  • LYCOMING IO-540 SER 682
  • LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES 633
  • LYCOMING TIO 540 SER 81
  • LYCOMING TIO-540-AH1A 45
  • LYCOMING IO-540-K1G5D 39
  • LYCOMING IO-540-K1G5 22
  • LYCOMING IO-540-K1A5 15

NTSB events

936

across all model variants

Applicable ADs

375

FAA airworthiness directives

Per-tail rate

0.27 events / tail · 0.11 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.