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Single-Engine Piston

1981 PIPER TURBO ARROW IV

Call for price fyiEstimate $154,000–$158,000 How this estimate is built

Starts from the median asking price of 7 comparable PIPER TURBO ARROW IV listings ($149,000), then adjusts for:

  • Year +1 vs comparable listings +1.5%
  • Airframe time +1,247 hr vs comps -2.5%
  • Engine time -439 hr vs comps +1.3%
  • Modern GPS navigator (uncommon in comps) +3.0%
  • Market supply: 9 for sale of 255 FAA-registered +1.5%

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

1981
4,649 hrs
N459KM
28R-8131188
1
📍 Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Cumulus International CORP Corporation
Per the FAA aircraft registry (public record)

Overview

Make / ModelPIPER TURBO ARROW IV
TypeSingle-Engine Piston
Airframe time4,649 hrs
Engine time51.1 SMOH
Avionics / GPSGarmin GNS 430
Avionics / TransponderGarmin GTX 327
AnnualJune 2024
InspectionAnnual
Garmin GPS Autopilot

Description

Garmin 430/340/327, Knot 2 U Gap seals. With new turbo, new overhauled engine & propeller. New leather interior. 4,649.9 Hours Tach Time 51.1 Hours Since Prop Overhaul - Hartzell 3 Blade FAR 91.411 & 413 completed November 2012 ELT 406 Useful Load 857.4 Lbs Specifications subject to verification upon inspection and aircraft is subject to prior sale or withdrawal from the market.

Modifications

Knot 2 U Gap seals Ailerons, flaps horizontal stabilizers and wings LoPresti Wing Tips with Recognition Lights Precise Flight Pulselight GAMI Injectors TurboPlus Intercooler Merlyn Wastegate Mod LoPresti Wheel Seals Factory Air Conditioning Pressurized Magnetos Insight GEM 603 Engine Monitor Vertical Compass Card Aux Handheld Antenna TurboPlus Cowl Flap Mod Bracket Air Filter Wingtip Strobe lights Heated Pitot Tube Aux Power Plug Super Soundproofing Adjustable Front seats Built in Oxygen System Pilot & CoPilot Shoulder Harness Davtron 655 - 5 function gauge

Avionics

Garmin GMA 340 Audio Panel w/ Marker beacons Garmin GNS 430 GPS/COM/NAV NOT WAAS Collins 251/351 COM/NAVS Collins 451 DME w/ Nav 1 & 2 switching (INOP) Garmin GTX 327 Transponder Garmin GDL 49 Data link Century 21 Autopilot NSD 360 HSI Stec 60 Altitude hold and Electric trim Ryan WX 8 Stormscope Davtron M 655 Clock R.C. Allen Electric Standby Attitude Indicator ELT 406

How this aircraft compares

Where this PIPER TURBO ARROW IV lands versus other PIPER TURBO ARROW IV listings on fyiAero.

Airframe time

67th pct
1,1997,763This aircraft · 4,649

4,649 hours total (TTAF) · 67th percentile of 9 listings

Engine time

22nd pct
71,299This aircraft · 51

51 hours since major overhaul · 22nd 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.

General

Year1981
ManufacturerPIPER
ModelTURBO ARROW IV
Serial Number28R-8131188
Registration #N459KM
ConditionUsed

Airframe

Total Time4,649.9
Useful Load857.4 lb

Engine

Engine 1 Time51.1 SMOH
Engine TBO2000

Avionics

Avionics/RadiosGarmin GMA 340 Audio Panel w/ Marker beacons Garmin GNS 430 GPS/COM/NAV NOT WAAS Collins 251/351 COM/NAVS Collins 451 DME w/ Nav 1 & 2 switching (INOP) Garmin GTX 327 Transponder Garmin GDL 49 Data link Century 21 Autopilot NSD 360 HSI Stec 60 Altitude hold and Electric trim Ryan WX 8 Stormscope Davtron M 655 Clock R.C. Allen Electric Standby Attitude Indicator ELT 406

Additional Equipment

Additional EquipmentKnot 2 U Gap seals Ailerons, flaps horizontal stabilizers and wings LoPresti Wing Tips with Recognition Lights Precise Flight Pulselight GAMI Injectors TurboPlus Intercooler Merlyn Wastegate Mod LoPresti Wheel Seals Factory Air Conditioning Pressurized Magnetos Insight GEM 603 Engine Monitor Vertical Compass Card Aux Handheld Antenna TurboPlus Cowl Flap Mod Bracket Air Filter Wingtip Strobe lights Heated Pitot Tube Aux Power Plug Super Soundproofing Adjustable Front seats Built in Oxygen System Pilot & CoPilot Shoulder Harness Davtron 655 - 5 function gauge

Inspection Status

Inspection StatusAnnual Inspection on June 2024. Specifications subject to verification upon inspection and aircraft is subject to prior sale or withdrawal from the market.