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FAA · Type Certificate Data Sheet

TCDS A9SO

The New Piper Aircraft Inc.

Current Aircraft Small Airplane Rev 9 10/01/1997 drs.faa.gov ↗

Models covered (3)

Certification basis — 14 CFR

Specific sections

  • Sec. 21.187

Fleet view · 99 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

1

n=99

Horsepower

300

285–400

Cruise (kts)

255

113–255

Year of mfr

1977

1973–1982

Engines on the type, by tail count

  • CONT MOTOR 6-285-A 31
  • LYCOMING IO-720 20
  • LYCOMING TI0-540 SER 17
  • LYCOMING IO-540 SER 14
  • AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG 8
  • LYCOMING IO-540-K1G5 1
  • LYCOMING IO 540 SER 1
  • LYCOMING IO-720-D1CD 1

NTSB events

27

across all model variants

Applicable ADs

38

FAA airworthiness directives

Per-tail rate

0.27 events / tail · 0.38 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.