1977 PIPER ARROW III

1977 Piper Arrow

Specifications

Year

1977

Total time (TTAF)

9,311 hrs

Engine time (SMOH)

1,842 hrs

Avionics & panel

• Garmin G500 PFD/MFD
• Garmin GMA 345
• Garmin GTN 650
• King 155
• King KT 76 Transponder
• King VOR

Equipment list extracted from the seller's description. Verify with logbooks before purchase.

How this stacks up

• Below market

  $44,450 (34%) below the family-wide median of 6 Piper Arrow listings (year & hours not controlled)

• Listed today

  Listed more recently than ~100% of the 6 comparable Piper Arrow listings still for sale

• IFR-capable with glass panel

  Glass avionics and WAAS GPS for LPV/LNAV+V approaches. No autopilot detected — ask the owner.

• 3/5 key specs

  Most key specs are provided; verify any missing details with the seller

This summary draws on signals shown in detail below — price comps, listing age, maintenance and engine status, and key specs. Read each section for full context. Not an appraisal.

Airframe time

Average over the aircraft's life — 9,311 hrs total time across ~49 years. A rule of thumb, not a guarantee.

High utilization

This airframe has averaged about 190 hrs/year over ~49 years — more than most personal aircraft. Regular flying keeps engines and systems healthy, but it also adds cumulative wear, so review the maintenance history, component overhauls, and how the total time compares with the type's typical service life.

Cost to own

Rule-of-thumb estimates — insurance ≈ 1% of price, hangar $7,500/yr, annual inspection $2,500/yr, fuel + oil at your selected hrs/yr. Your actual costs will vary.

At 100 hrs/yr, renting at $150/hr would be $7,880 cheaper annually — fly more to see ownership savings.

Buy-in is the asking price split evenly across partners — what you'd each pay to acquire the aircraft (the real figure is negotiated). Fixed costs (insurance, hangar, inspection) split equally by number of partners; fuel/oil is per-pilot since each partner flies their own hours.