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Piper Seminole

Type-certificate model Piper PA-44: the catalog groups its variants under that name.

5 for sale, 1 with a US-dollar asking price. Asking prices, not sales.

What does a Piper Seminole ask?

Not published

5 for sale now. Asking prices, not sales.

How far does a Piper Seminole fly?

Across its 2 catalog variants, book ranges run 830–830 nm; the PA-44-180 flies furthest, about 5 h 17 min at 157 kt.

Still air, no reserves; catalog confidence medium.

What does a Piper Seminole 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.

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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-44-180
    830 nm · 157 kt cruise · medium confidence
  • PA-44-180T
    830 nm · 157 kt cruise · medium confidence

The Piper Seminole in brief

5 Piper Seminole listings are for sale across the sites Sprinkle reads as of Nov 12, 2026, built 1980–2018.

The middle half were built 1981–2014.

How the Piper Seminole performs

By the catalog, the fastest variant cruises at 157 knots.

The longest book range across its variants is 830 nautical miles: still air, no reserves.

It seats up to 4 passengers.

Buying a Piper Seminole

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 Seminole

Manufacturer
Piper, United States
Category
Piston airplane
Variants in the catalog
2: PA-44-180, PA-44-180T
Passengers, at most
4
830 nm
Cruise speed, fastest
157 kt
17,000 ft
1,700 kg (3,748 lb)
FAA

From Sprinkle's aircraft catalog. Figures are the highest across the model's variants.

The Piper Seminole fleet

Registered fleet
862
Median age
20 years
Registration changes, past 12 months
30
Most built in the
2000s

From the national aircraft registers Sprinkle reads. Read Nov 12, 2026.

Piper Seminole type certificates

PA-44-180 FAA A19SO
approved Mar 10, 1978 · FAR Part 23 effective February 1, 1965, through Amendment 23-16 effective February 14, 1975; FAR 23.1557(c)(1) as amended by Amendment 23-18 effective May 2, 1977; and FAR 36 effective December 1, 1969, through Amendment 36-4, effective February 3, 1975. · MTOW 1,724 kg · 4 passengers · 1 Lycoming O-360-E1A6D with carburetor setting 10-5092, 10-5219, or 10-6019 (Left Side); 1 Lycoming LO-360-E1A6D with carburetor setting 10-5092, 10-5219, or 10-6019 (Right Side) · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
PA-44-180T FAA A19SO
approved Nov 29, 1979 · FAR 23 effective February 1, 1965, through Amendment 23-16 effective February 14, 1975; FAR 23.207 and 23.1091 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 23.1093 and 23.1557(c)(1) as amended by Amendment 23-18 effective May 2, 1977; FAR 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 effective December 1, 1969, through Amendment 36-9 effective April 3, 1978. · MTOW 1,780 kg · 4 passengers · 1 Lycoming TO-360-E1A6D with carburetor setting 10-5256; 1 Lycoming LTO-360-E1A6D with carburetor setting 10-5256 · 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 Seminole manuals and documents

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.

Flying
Overhaul cost over hours to overhaul
Fixed
Databases, subscriptions, cleaning
Buying
A year at these figures
$23,600
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.