Piper 32RT
8 for sale, 8 with a US-dollar asking price. Asking prices, not sales.
What does a Piper 32RT ask?
$184,750 is the median of 8 US-dollar asking prices; the middle half ask $161,150–$204,900.
8 for sale now. Asking prices, not sales.
How far does a Piper 32RT fly?
Across its 2 catalog variants, book ranges run 960–960 nm; the PA-32RT-300 flies furthest, about 5 h 25 min at 177 kt.
Still air, no reserves; catalog confidence low.
What does a Piper 32RT cost to keep?
It depends on how you fly it and where you keep it, so Sprinkle doesn’t give one figure. Work it out on your own numbers.
Go to the cost calculator →Asking price by year built
Each dot is one aircraft's asking price; the line is each year's median, the band its low–high. 1977–1979: 8 for sale, 8 priced.
The figures by year
| Year | For sale | Priced | Median ask | Low–high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 5 | 5 | $174,500 | $125,000–$249,900 |
| 1979 | 3 | 3 | — | $134,900–$204,900 |
Medians from 5 priced aircraft up. Asks outside 0.6–1.6× their year's median are left out.
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Range by variant
Book ranges from the catalog: still air, full fuel, no reserves, at the confidence shown. Plan with your own numbers.
- PA-32RT-300960 nm · 177 kt cruise · low confidence
- PA-32RT-300T960 nm · 177 kt cruise · low confidence
The Piper 32RT in brief
8 Piper 32RT listings are for sale across the sites Sprinkle reads as of Nov 12, 2026, built 1978–1979.
The middle half were built 1978–1979.
How the Piper 32RT performs
By the catalog, the fastest variant cruises at 177 knots.
The longest book range across its variants is 960 nautical miles: still air, no reserves.
It seats up to 6 passengers.
Buying a Piper 32RT
The middle half of US-dollar asks run $161,150–$204,900, around a median of $184,750, from 8 priced listings. Asking prices, not sales.
The middle half of those that publish airframe time show 3,499–3,937 hours, from 6 listings.
Before an offer, check
- A pre-buy inspection by a mechanic who knows the type, chosen by you, not the seller.
- Complete logbooks for the airframe, engines and propellers, with any gaps explained.
- Damage history and any repairs, against the logbooks and the registry record.
- Engine time against the overhaul interval, and the shop that did the last overhaul.
- Airworthiness directives and service bulletins: which apply, and how each was closed.
Figures from the listings Sprinkle reads, read Nov 12, 2026. A market read from asking prices, not an appraisal.
About the Piper 32RT
- Manufacturer
- Piper, United States
- Category
- Piston airplane
- Variants in the catalog
- 2: PA-32RT-300, PA-32RT-300T
- Passengers, at most
- 6
- The farthest the maker says the aircraft can fly on full fuel, in still air with standard reserves. Real trips with passengers and wind come up shorter.
- 960 nm
- Cruise speed, fastest
- 177 kt
- The highest altitude at which the aircraft can still climb at 100 feet per minute. Most trips cruise well below it.
- 20,000 ft
- The heaviest the aircraft is certified to weigh at takeoff, with people, bags and fuel on board.
- 2,000 kg (4,409 lb)
- The aviation authority’s approval of an aircraft design, such as the FAA’s or EASA’s. Each model flies under one.
- FAA
From Sprinkle's aircraft catalog. Figures are the highest across the model's variants.
The Piper 32RT fleet
- Registered fleet
- 451
- Median age
- 48 years
- Registration changes, past 12 months
- 25
- Most built in the
- 1970s
From the national aircraft registers Sprinkle reads. Read Nov 12, 2026.
Piper 32RT type certificates
- PA-32RT-300 FAA A3SO
- approved Dec 13, 1977 · CAR 3 · MTOW 1,633 kg · 7 passengers · Lycoming IO-540-K1G5D Flow Setting No. 2524273 · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- PA-32RT-300T FAA A3SO
- approved Apr 20, 1978 · CAR 3 · MTOW 1,633 kg · 7 passengers · Lycoming TIO-540-S1AD Bendix Injector Type RSA-10ED1 Flow Setting No. 2524693 for S/N 32R-7787001, 32R-7887002 through 32R-7887041 Bendix Injector Type RSA-10ED2 Flow Setting No. 2524791 for S/N 32R-7787001, 32R-7887002 through 32R-7987126 · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
From the regulators' type-certificate data sheets. Figures shown only where the reading is high-confidence.
Piper 32RT manuals and documents
- Pilot's Operating Handbook for N432NC (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook
- POH Section 7-10 (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook
From Sprinkle’s library for this model. PDFs open from Sprinkle’s own files.
What one would cost to fly
Put in your own figures; the totals update as you type.
- A month
- $3,339
- A flight hour, all in
- $401
- Flying (fuel and reserve)
- $10,300
- Fixed
- $13,300
- Loan
- $16,464
Fields marked Typical hold a rule-of-thumb figure for a piston airplane: an assumption, not Sprinkle's data. Replace them with your own.
Not a quote: Sprinkle doesn't hold insurance, hangar or maintenance costs. Asking prices, not sales.
From the listings Sprinkle reads for this model. Read Nov 12, 2026.