Piper Pawnee Brave
Type-certificate model Piper PA-36: the catalog groups its variants under that name.
2 for sale, 2 with a US-dollar asking price. Asking prices, not sales.
What does a Piper Pawnee Brave ask?
Not published
2 for sale now. Asking prices, not sales.
How far does a Piper Pawnee Brave fly?
Across its 3 catalog variants, book ranges run 410–410 nm; the PA-36-285 flies furthest, about 3 h 57 min at 104 kt.
Still air, no reserves; catalog confidence medium.
What does a Piper Pawnee Brave 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 →Too few US-dollar asking prices to chart this model by year.
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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-36-285410 nm · 104 kt cruise · medium confidence
- PA-36-300410 nm · 104 kt cruise · medium confidence
- PA-36-375410 nm · 104 kt cruise · medium confidence
The Piper Pawnee Brave in brief
2 Piper Pawnee Brave listings are for sale across the sites Sprinkle reads as of Nov 12, 2026, built 1974.
How the Piper Pawnee Brave performs
By the catalog, the fastest variant cruises at 104 knots.
The longest book range across its variants is 410 nautical miles: still air, no reserves.
It seats up to 2 passengers.
Buying a Piper Pawnee Brave
Too few US-dollar asking prices to give a range yet.
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 Pawnee Brave
- Manufacturer
- Piper, United States
- Category
- Piston airplane
- Variants in the catalog
- 3: PA-36-285, PA-36-300, PA-36-375
- Passengers, at most
- 2
- 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.
- 410 nm
- Cruise speed, fastest
- 104 kt
- The highest altitude at which the aircraft can still climb at 100 feet per minute. Most trips cruise well below it.
- 15,000 ft
- The heaviest the aircraft is certified to weigh at takeoff, with people, bags and fuel on board.
- 2,100 kg (4,630 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 Pawnee Brave fleet
- Registered fleet
- 199
- Median age
- 49 years
- Registration changes, past 12 months
- 3
- Most built in the
- 1970s
From the national aircraft registers Sprinkle reads. Read Nov 12, 2026.
Piper Pawnee Brave type certificates
- PA-36-285 FAA A9SO
- approved May 31, 1972 · FAR Part 23, effective February 1, 1965; and including Amendments 23-1 through 23-6 dated August 1, 1967. · MTOW 1,770 kg · 1 Teledyne Continental 6-285-B or 6-285-C with CMC injector or 6-285-BA or 6-285-CA with CMC injector · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- PA-36-285 FAA A10SO
- approved Aug 31, 1972 · FAR 21 dated February 1, 1965, including Amendments 21-1 through 21-24 dated February 9, 1969, and FAR 23 dated August 1, 1967, including Amendments 23-1 through 23-6 dated August 1, 1967, with exception to FAR 23 per FAR 21.25(a)(1). · MTOW 1,996 kg · 1 Teledyne Continental 6-285-B or 6-285-C with CMC Injector or 6-285-BA or 6-285-CA · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- PA-36-300 FAA A9SO
- approved Nov 22, 1974 · FAR Part 23, effective February 1, 1965; and including Amendments 23-1 through 23-6 dated August 1, 1967. · MTOW 1,770 kg · 1 Lycoming IO-540-K1G5 with pendulum dampers · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- PA-36-300 FAA A10SO
- approved Dec 12, 1974 · FAR 21 dated February 1, 1965, including Amendments 21-1 through 21-24 dated February 9, 1969, and FAR 23 dated August 1, 1967, including Amendments 23-1 through 23-6 dated August 1, 1967, with exception to FAR 23 per FAR 21.25(a)(1). · MTOW 1,996 kg · 1 Lycoming IO-540-K1G5 with one 5th order and one 6th order pendulum damper · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- PA-36-375 FAA A9SO
- approved Oct 4, 1977 · FAR Part 23, effective February 1, 1965; and including Amendments 23-1 through 23-6 dated August 1, 1967. · MTOW 1,770 kg · 1 Lycoming IO-720-D1CD or IO-720-D1C with pendulum dampers · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- PA-36-375 FAA A10SO
- approved Oct 4, 1977 · FAR 21 dated February 1, 1965, including Amendments 21-1 through 21-24 dated February 9, 1969, and FAR 23 dated August 1, 1967, including Amendments 23-1 through 23-6 dated August 1, 1967, with exception to FAR 23 per FAR 21.25(a)(1). · MTOW 2,177 kg · 1 Lycoming IO-720-D1CD or Lycoming IO-720-D1C with one 3.5 order, six 4th order and one 5th order pendulum damper · 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.
What one would cost to fly
Put in your own figures; the totals update as you type.
- A month
- $1,967
- A flight hour, all in
- $236
- Flying (fuel and reserve)
- $10,300
- Fixed
- $13,300
- Loan
- $0
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.