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Multi-Engine Piston

1985 Piper Chieftain PA-31-350

🕒 Listed 3 weeks ago
$199,500 fyiEstimate $217,000–$222,500 How this estimate is built

Starts from the median asking price of 80 comparable Piper Multi-Engine Piston listings ($229,000), then adjusts for:

  • Year +6 vs comparable listings +9.0%
  • No Modern GPS navigator (65% of comps have one) -9.0%
  • No Autopilot (61% of comps have one) -1.8%
  • No ADS-B (50% of comps have one) -1.3%

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

1985
31-8353005

Overview

Make / ModelPiper PA-31 350 CHIEFTAIN
TypeMulti-Engine Piston
Airframe time

Recommended avionics upgrades

Garmin GTN 650Xi

No IFR GPS navigator is listed — a GTN 650Xi is the standard entry point for WAAS/LPV capability.

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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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Garmin GTX 345 (ADS-B In/Out)

No ADS-B is listed — a GTX 345 delivers required ADS-B Out plus In (traffic & weather) in one transponder.

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

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Airworthiness Directives (ADs)

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Operating costs & specifications — Piper PA 31 350 Chieftain

Typical model-level figures for the Piper PA 31 350 Chieftain (not this specific airframe).

$57,629annual budget · 76 hrs/yr
$436variable cost / hour
$2.07cost per nm
43.6gph fuel burn
$208,903avg pre-owned asking fyiEstimate  $217,000–$222,500

Performance & dimensions

Range883 nm
Cruise speed211 kts · 243 mph
Takeoff / landing1350.0 / 1045.0

About this plane

Twin engine piston aircraft with retractable landing gear. The PA-31-350 Chieftain seats up to 9 passengers plus 1 pilot.

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