The Piper PA-20 (ICAO type PA20) is an aircraft of United States origin, certificated in the Normal category. It has a maximum take-off weight of 900 kg. It offers a maximum range of 470 nm, a cruise speed of 109 knots, a service ceiling of 16,500 ft and seating for up to 4 across its variants.
Piper PA-20
Fleet & certification
- Built
- 402
- Active
- 397
- Origin
- United States
Comparable listings
Per-variant specifications
The FAA paperwork
TCDS 1A4 · Rev 24 · issued 2006-08-07
- Category
- Normal
- MTOW
- 816 kg
- Seats
- 4 passengers
- Fuel
- 136 L
Lycoming O-290-D
CAR 3
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Piper PA-20 market & fleet intelligence
Registry, flight-tracking and market data on the Piper PA-20 fleet — updated daily.
76 yearsmedian age
Of the 307 registered Piper PA-20 with a known build year (76% of the 402 we track), the median age is 76 years.
10changed registration in 12 months
10 of the 402 registered Piper PA-20 we track changed registration in the last 12 months (2% of the fleet), across 10 registration events. Registration changes include ownership transfers, re-registrations and address updates — not all are sales.
Piper PA-20 manuals & documents
13 documents for the Piper PA-20 — Service Bulletins · Wiring Diagrams · Other Documents · Model Guide · Airworthiness Directives. PDFs served from cdn.sprinkle.com.
Service Bulletins
Wiring Diagrams
Other Documents
- ReadLoss of control during low level turn. Investigation Final Report202521 pages · 1.4 MB · via www.aviation.govt.nz
- ReadThe Ericksons’ highly modified Pacer20037 pages · 2.3 MB · via www.yakimaaerosport.com
- ReadPiper PA-20 Pacer (Modified), G-BFMR20032 pages · 73 KB · via assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
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What is the range of the Piper PA-20?
The Piper PA-20 has a maximum range of 470 nautical miles across variants.
How many people can the Piper PA-20 carry?
The Piper PA-20 seats up to 4 across its variants.
What is the MTOW of the Piper PA-20?
The Piper PA-20's maximum take-off weight is 900 kg.
What is the ICAO type designator for the Piper PA-20?
The Piper PA-20's ICAO type designator is PA20.
How many Piper PA-20 aircraft are registered worldwide?
Sprinkle tracks 402 registered Piper PA-20 airframes worldwide.
Registered PA-20 aircraft
Individual PA-20 airframes by tail number — registration history, operator and lineage.
- N51TR· 2020
- C-FLQK· 1959
- N77PL· 1957
- N1516A· 1957
- N6053D· 1956
- N75884· 1956
- VH-TPH· 1954
- N8290C· 1954
- N3729A· 1954
- N3283B· 1954
- PT-ASH· 1953
- N8873C· 1953
- C-FKJS· 1953
- N221EC· 1953
- N8629C· 1953
- N1342C· 1953
- C-APT· 1953
- N1125C· 1953
- C-FHOF· 1953
- C-FKZT· 1953
- N8866C· 1953
- C-FEBZ· 1953
- N482EJ· 1953
- N3585A· 1953