1981 PIPER Seneca SOLD
No longer listed as of March 2026. The price below is the last asking price — the final sale price is not disclosed.
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Last asking price
$156,861 (converted from AUD)
- Year
- 1981
- Make
- Piper
- Model
- Seneca
- Total Time
- 11,605 hr
- Location
- Ardmore, Auckland, New Zealand
- Seller
- Premi-Air Aviation
- Source
- aviationtrader.com.au
Listing closed
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Performance & Capacity
- Seats
- 6
- Cruise
- 180 kts
- Max Speed
- 196 kts
- Range
- 750 nm
- Ceiling
- 25,000 ft
- Useful Load
- 1,590 lbs
- Fuel
- 123.0 gal
- Burn
- 22.0 gph
- Engines
- 2 · Piston (Turbocharged)
- MTOW
- 4,750 lbs
Manufacturer-published specs for the Piper Seneca model. Actual aircraft may vary by configuration / modifications.
Operating Cost (est.)
- Hourly Variable
- $280
- Annual Fixed
- $25,000
- Engine Overhaul
- $40,000
- TBO
- 1,800 hrs
AeroGurus estimates based on industry averages for the Piper Seneca. Actual costs vary by location, usage, maintenance history, and configuration.
Market price band
Piper Seneca typical:
$53,000 – $875,460
median $344,750
across 109 active listings
This listing at $156,861 is 55% below median.
Description
1981 Piper Seneca II | Fresh Inspection | Hangered
Well-presented Seneca II with moderate airframe time and outstanding value in engines and propellers. Both engines are first-run with excellent time remaining, paired with 3-blade props also showing strong hours. Recently completed major engineering inspection in preparation for sale — aircraft is ready for immediate operation.
Always hangared and maintained to a high standard, with complete logbook history from 1993.
HIGHLIGHTS
First-run turbocharged engines — excellent time remaining
3-blade propellers — strong hours remaining
Fresh major inspection completed for sale
Always hangared
Complete logs from 1993
Clean, honest aircraft with strong mechanical fundamentals
Aircraft available now for inspection by appointment.
Priced to sell NZ$265,000 + GST payable by NZ Purchaser
Contact Blair Judd
About the Piper Seneca
The Piper Seneca (PA-34) is a six-seat piston twin with a defining safety feature: counter-rotating propellers, so there is no critical engine and engine-out handling stays predictable. Launched in 1971, the line runs through the turbocharged Seneca II, III and IV to the current intercooled Seneca V — the popular twin-engine step up for owners who want redundancy without moving to turboprops, cruising around 190 kt.
Produced 1972. Total produced: 4,700.