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1978 Piper LANCE II

🕒 Listed 8 days ago
$166,900 fyiEstimate $166,000–$170,000 How this estimate is built

Starts from the median asking price of 4 comparable Piper LANCE II listings ($169,450), then adjusts for:

  • No Autopilot (50% of comps have one) -0.9%

Shown as a range. An estimate from asking-price comparables and FAA supply data — not an appraisal.

1978
Chris Swathwood Western owned and operate

Overview

Make / ModelPiper LANCE II
TypeOther
Airframe time
Avionics / GPSGarmin GNS 530
Avionics / TransponderGARMIN GDL 88
Garmin GPS ADS-B

Engines & propellers

Engine

Time since major overhaul
1,618 hrs

Decoded from the seller's description — verify against logbooks.

Description

1978 PIPER LANCE II Western owned and operated 1978 Piper Lance with 6-place interior featuring rear executive club seating. Equipped with Garmin GNS 530 WAAS, Garmin GDL-88 ADS-B In/Out, and EI MVP-50 Engine Monitor. This aircraft has been well cared for and consistently maintained, with scanned logbooks available for digital review. Damage history from incidents in 1993 and 1996; properly repaired, with no incidents since. Aircraft is currently hangar kept in Sterling, Colorado. AFTT:2976 Engine SMOH: 1,618

Recommended avionics upgrades

Garmin GTN 750Xi

A GNS 530 is a drop-in upgrade to the GTN 750Xi — bigger touchscreen, WAAS/LPV, and modern nav/comm/MFD.

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Garmin GFC 500 autopilot

No autopilot is listed — a GFC 500 (or S-TEC 3100 / Trio Pro Pilot where the GFC isn't STC'd) adds a modern digital autopilot with envelope protection, subject to model approval.

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Suggestions are based on the panel described in this listing; verify STC approval for this make/model before any installation.

Service Difficulty Reports (SDRs)

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Airworthiness Directives (ADs)

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Operating costs & specifications — Piper PA 32RT 300 Lance II

Typical model-level figures for the Piper PA 32RT 300 Lance II (not this specific airframe).

$35,785annual budget · 103 hrs/yr
$184variable cost / hour
$1.18cost per nm
18.0gph fuel burn
$184,431avg pre-owned asking fyiEstimate  $166,000–$170,000

Performance & dimensions

Range748 nm
Cruise speed156 kts · 180 mph
Takeoff / landing1450.0 / 880.0

About this plane

Single engine piston aircraft with retractable landing gear. The PA-32RT-300 Lance II seats up to 6 passengers plus 1 pilot.

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