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1980 PIPER ARCHER II
Starts from the median asking price of 10 comparable PIPER ARCHER II listings ($139,900), then adjusts for:
- Year +1 vs comparable listings +2.2%
- Airframe time +6,205 hr vs comps -12.4%
- Market supply: 20 for sale of 2930 FAA-registered +4.3%
Shown as a range. An estimate from asking-price comparables and FAA supply data — not an appraisal.
Overview
| Make / Model | PIPER ARCHER II |
|---|---|
| Type | Single-Engine Piston |
| Airframe time | 12,373 hrs |
| Engine time | 934 HOURS |
| Avionics / Other | King KX-155 |
| ADS-B | Yes |
| Inspection | Annual |
Description
Detailed Description 1980 Piper Archer II TSMOH ENGINE 934 TSMOH PROP 662 TTAF: 12373 Annual 7/11/2026 (Next due July 2027) IFR CERT 7/19/2025 (Next due July 2027) ADs current **Piper wing spar AD inspection complete Regularly flown with COMPLETE LOGBOOKS. PLEASE REQUEST GOOGLE DRIVE LINK!! Lycoming O-360 180hp (2000 TBO) Surefly electronic Left-mag King KLN-94 GPS (Updateable, databases current thru Sept 2025) Century 21 Autopilot (REPAIRED AND WORKING!) King KMA-24 Audio Panel King KX-155 (x2) - One with ILS glide slope, one LOC/VOR only Garmin GDL 82 ADSB-OUT King KN64 DME Garmin 296 GPS w/XM RADIO & XM WEATHER Tanis Engine block heater Concorde brand battery maintainer Piper external power w/jumper cable Wheel pants installed Updated Steve's aircraft fuel bowl Composite forward spinner Updated bogert battery cables. Rosen Sun Visors New seat rails LED landing light New concorde battery (2025) New ELT battery (2025) New vacuum pump (2022) Updated to surefly electronic Left-mag (starting mag) (2023) New slick r-mag replaced at same time (2023) Wing walk support, skin, textured paint replaced (2021) Nice 1980 Piper Archer II with the desirable 180 HP Lycoming O-360. This aircraft has been regularly flown and maintained with complete logbooks. Annual completed July 2025 and IFR certification completed July 2025. ADs current and Piper wing spar AD inspection complete. Useful ownership upgrades include SureFly electronic left mag, new Slick right mag, Tanis engine block heater, Concorde battery maintainer, updated Steve's Aircraft fuel bowl, updated Bogert battery cables, Piper external power, LED landing light, composite forward spinner, Rosen sun visors, new seat rails, new Concorde battery, new ELT battery, and new vacuum pump. Avionics include King KLN-94 GPS, dual King KX-155 NAV/COMs, King KMA-24 audio panel, King KN-64 DME, Garmin GDL 82 ADS-B Out, Garmin 296 with XM Radio/XM Weather, and Century 21 autopilot. A solid, regularly flown Archer II that makes a great time builder, instrument platform, personal cross-country aircraft, or rental/club airplane. 1980 Piper Archer II PA-28-181. Regularly flown and maintained with complete logbooks. Annual completed 7/11/2025, next due July 2026. IFR certification completed 7/19/2025, next due July 2027. ADs current. Piper wing spar AD inspection completed. New Concorde battery in 2025. New ELT battery in 2025. New vacuum pump in 2022. Wing walk support, skin, and textured paint replaced in 2021. Equipped with wheel pants, LED landing light, Piper external power plug with jumper cable, and updated Bogert battery cables.
Modifications
Lycoming O-360-A4M 180 HP engine with 2,000 hour TBO. SureFly electronic left magneto / starting mag installed in 2023. Right magneto replaced with new Slick mag at the same time in 2023. Composite forward spinner installed. Updated Steve's Aircraft fuel bowl. Tanis engine block heater installed. Concorde battery maintainer included.
Avionics
King KLN-94 GPS with updateable database, current through September 2025 Century 21 autopilot King KMA-24 audio panel King KX-155 NAV/COM x2 One KX-155 equipped with ILS glideslope Second KX-155 with LOC/VOR King KN-64 DME Garmin GDL 82 ADS-B Out Garmin 296 portable GPS with XM Radio and XM Weather LED landing light Piper external power plug with jumper cable Concorde battery maintainer Tanis engine block heater
How this aircraft compares
Where this PIPER ARCHER II lands versus other PIPER ARCHER II listings on fyiAero.
Price
10th pct$90k · 10th percentile of 10 listings
Airframe time
82nd pct12,373 hours total (TTAF) · 82nd percentile of 11 listings
Engine time
44th pct934 engine hours · 44th percentile of 9 listings
Percentile = share of comparable listings at or below this value. Lower airframe/engine hours are generally fresher; price reflects the asking price only.
