Piper Seneca
Type-certificate model Piper 34: the catalog groups its variants under that name.
62 for sale, 29 with a US-dollar asking price. Asking prices, not sales.
What does a Piper Seneca ask?
$406,016 is the median of 29 US-dollar asking prices; the middle half ask $239,900–$520,000.
62 for sale now. Asking prices, not sales.
How far does a Piper Seneca fly?
Across its 8 catalog variants, book ranges run 880–880 nm; the PA-34-200 flies furthest, about 4 h 57 min at 178 kt.
Still air, no reserves; catalog confidence high.
What does a Piper Seneca 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. 2000–2002: 9 for sale, 6 priced.
The figures by year
| Year | For sale | Priced | Median ask | Low–high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1973 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1975 | 3 | 1 | — | $89,900–$89,900 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1978 | 6 | 3 | — | $106,429–$119,900 |
| 1979 | 4 | 1 | — | $157,324–$157,324 |
| 1980 | 2 | 1 | — | $350,000–$350,000 |
| 1981 | 2 | 1 | — | $325,000–$325,000 |
| 1982 | 3 | 1 | — | $239,900–$239,900 |
| 1983 | 2 | 1 | — | $400,000–$400,000 |
| 1984 | 1 | 1 | — | $229,000–$229,000 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1997 | 3 | 2 | — | $520,000–$552,253 |
| 1998 | 2 | 1 | — | $385,727–$385,727 |
| 1999 | 6 | 2 | — | $229,000–$319,000 |
| 2000 | 3 | 2 | — | $474,397–$520,000 |
| 2001 | 6 | 4 | — | $319,000–$624,500 |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 | — | $419,000–$650,000 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | — | $520,000–$520,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | — | $636,387–$636,387 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | — | $495,000–$495,000 |
| 2014 | 3 | 2 | — | $575,000–$600,000 |
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-34-200880 nm · 178 kt cruise · high confidence
- PA-34-200 (Seneca)880 nm · 178 kt cruise · high confidence
- PA-34-200T880 nm · 178 kt cruise · high confidence
- PA-34-200T (Seneca II)880 nm · 178 kt cruise · high confidence
- PA-34-220T880 nm · 178 kt cruise · high confidence
- PA-34-220T (Seneca III)880 nm · 178 kt cruise · high confidence
- PA-34-220T (Seneca IV)880 nm · 178 kt cruise · high confidence
- PA-34-220T (Seneca V)880 nm · 178 kt cruise · high confidence
The Piper Seneca in brief
The Piper 34 is the Seneca, from the Seneca I through the Seneca V: a six-seat light twin with counter-rotating engines.
It is a common multi-engine trainer and suits owner-pilots who want twin-engine redundancy.
62 Piper Seneca listings are for sale across the sites Sprinkle reads as of Nov 12, 2026, built 1972–2014.
The middle half were built 1979–2001.
How the Piper Seneca performs
Later Senecas are turbocharged and handle better at altitude. The counter-rotating engines make engine-out handling more predictable.
By the catalog, the fastest variant cruises at 178 knots.
The longest book range across its variants is 880 nautical miles: still air, no reserves.
It seats up to 6 passengers.
Buying a Piper Seneca
Many Senecas have flown in training fleets, so engine times and history shape what one asks.
The middle half of US-dollar asks run $239,900–$520,000, around a median of $406,016, from 29 priced listings. Asking prices, not sales.
The middle half of those that publish airframe time show 1,800–5,280 hours, from 49 listings.
Before an offer, check
- Time since overhaul on both engines and the turbo system history.
- Landing gear and retraction system condition.
- Training history and the hours that go with it.
- 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.
Written by Sprinkle’s editors, reviewed Oct 29, 2026. Figures from the listings Sprinkle reads, read Nov 12, 2026. A market read from asking prices, not an appraisal.
About the Piper Seneca
- Manufacturer
- Piper, United States
- Category
- Piston airplane
- Variants in the catalog
- 8: PA-34-200, PA-34-200 (Seneca), PA-34-200T, PA-34-200T (Seneca II), PA-34-220T, PA-34-220T (Seneca III), PA-34-220T (Seneca IV), PA-34-220T (Seneca V)
- 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.
- 880 nm
- Cruise speed, fastest
- 178 kt
- The highest altitude at which the aircraft can still climb at 100 feet per minute. Most trips cruise well below it.
- 25,000 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 Seneca fleet
- Registered fleet
- 2,149
- Median age
- 47 years
- Registration changes, past 12 months
- 67
- Most built in the
- 1970s
From the national aircraft registers Sprinkle reads. Read Nov 12, 2026.
Piper Seneca type certificates
- PA-34-200 FAA A7SO
- approved May 7, 1971 · FAR 23 as amended by Amendment 23-6 effective August 1, 1967; FAR 23.959 as amended by Amendment 23-7 effective September 14, 1969; and FAR 23.1557(c)(1) as amended by Amendment 23-18 effective May 2, 1977. Compliance with FAR 23.1419 as amended by Amendment 23-14 effective December 20, 1973, has been established with optional ice protection provisions. · MTOW 1,814 kg · 5 passengers · 1 Lycoming LIO-360-C1E6 with fuel injector, Lycoming P/N LW-10409 or LW-12586 (right side); and 1 Lycoming IO-360-C1E6 with fuel injector, Lycoming P/N LW-10409 or LW 12586 (left side). · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- PA-34-200T FAA A7SO
- approved Jul 18, 1974 · FAR 23 as amended by Amendment 23-6 effective August 1, 1967; FAR 23.901, 23.909, 23.959, 23.1041, 23.1043, 23.1047, 23.1143, 23.1305(b)(c)(h)(p) and 23.1527(b) as amended by Amendment 23-7 effective September 14, 1969; and FAR 23.1557(c)(1) as amended by Amendment 23-18 effective May 2, 1977. · MTOW 1,905 kg · 5 passengers · 1 Teledyne Continental TSIO-360-E or TSIO-360-EB (left engine), 1 Teledyne Continental LTSIO-360-E or LTSIO-360-EB (right engine). · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- PA-34-220T FAA A7SO
- approved Dec 17, 1980 · FAR 23 as amended by Amendment 23-6 effective August 1, 1967; FAR 23.207, 23.901, 23.909, 23.959, 23.1041, 23.1043, 23.1047, 23.1143, 23.1305(b)(c)(h)(p) and 23.1527 as amended by Amendment 23-7 effective September 14, 1969; FAR 23.201 and 23.203 as amended by Amendment 23-14 effective December 20, 1973; FAR 23.1557(c)(1) as amended by Amendment 23-18 effective May 2, 1977; FAR 23.175(a) and 23.1581(b)(2) as amended by Amendment 23-21 effective March 1, 1978; FAR 23.1545(a) as amended by Amendment 23-23 effective December 1, 1978; and FAR 36 through Amendment 36-9 effective January 15, 1979. · MTOW 2,164 kg · 5 passengers · 1 Teledyne Continental TSIO-360-KB (left engine), 1 Teledyne Continental LTSIO-360-KB (right engine). · 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 Seneca manuals and documents
- Airplane Flight Manual for Piper PA-34 Seneca (PDF, opens in a new tab)Airplane Flight Manual · 217 pages
- Piper Aircraft Corporation PA-34-220T, Seneca III Flight Manual (PDF, opens in a new tab)Flight manual supplement
- PA-34-200 Normal Procedures (PDF, opens in a new tab)Checklist · 2 pages
- section 7 - description and operation of the airplane and its systems (PDF, opens in a new tab)Systems
- Airplane Parts Catalog (PDF, opens in a new tab)Parts catalog · 2021 · 586 pages
- Airworthiness Directives; Piper Aircraft, Inc. Airplanes (PDF, opens in a new tab)Airworthiness directives · 2022 · 6 pages
- Piper PA-34 Aileron Hinge Fitting Assembly AWB 57-013 Issue : 1 (PDF, opens in a new tab)Airworthiness directives · 2013 · 2 pages
- AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE AD/PA-34/51 Amdt 1 (PDF, opens in a new tab)Airworthiness directives · 2005 · 3 pages
- Piper PA-34 Seneca Model Guide (PDF, opens in a new tab)Model guide · 2026
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
- $4,978
- A flight hour, all in
- $597
- Flying (fuel and reserve)
- $10,300
- Fixed
- $13,300
- Loan
- $36,131
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.