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Turboprop

2001 PIPER MERIDIAN

🕒 Listed 11 days ago
$995,000 fyiEstimate $988,000–$1,013,000 How this estimate is built

Starts from the median asking price of 21 comparable Piper MERIDIAN listings ($1,295,000), then adjusts for:

  • Year -6 vs comparable listings -9.0%
  • Airframe time +1,127 hr vs comps -2.3%
  • Engine time +1,404 hr vs comps -9.8%
  • No Modern GPS navigator (62% of comps have one) -2.8%
  • ADS-B (67% of comps) +0.9%
  • No FIKI (known ice) (67% of comps have one) -0.9%
  • Market supply: 14 for sale of 245 FAA-registered -0.8%

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

2001
3,237 hrs
N96FM ✈ Flight Tracking
4797094
PRATT & WHITNEY PT6A-42A
1
HARTZELL
★ 4.0 (4 Google reviews)
Yates Industries LLC
Per the FAA aircraft registry (public record)
📍 Artesia, NM

Overview

Make / ModelPiper MERIDIAN
TypeTurboprop
Airframe time3,237 hrs
Engine time3,455 SNEW
Prop blades4
Avionics / flight deckGARMIN G950
Avionics / TransponderGarmin GTX 345R, Garmin GTX 335R
Avionics / Primary flight displayGarmin GIA63W
Avionics / Audio panelGARMIN GMA 350
Avionics / GPS / datalinkGarmin GDL 69A
Avionics / Weather radarGWX 68
Avionics / Traffic (TCAS / TAS)GTS 800
ADS-BYes
InspectionAnnual
AirworthyYes
Autopilot ADS-B

Description

Garmin All-Glass Panel with Three 12 inch Screens. Immaculate, High-Desert Airplane, Professionally Flown and Managed. No Damage History. This Meridian shows better than one half its age!

Modifications

Sweeping MAXUS Garmin G950 avionics upgrade with the high gross weight modification. Mid-Continent Standby Attitude Module LED Recognition/Taxi Lights Wing Tip Strobes Piper Performance Upgrade SL 1090 Pilot On-Demand Oxygen Passenger Emergency Oxygen Pilot/Co-Pilot Push to Talk Compressor Wash Ring Upgraded Pilot Side Window Executive Writing Desk Executive Writing Table Forward Refreshment Center Fuel Tank Temperature Probe

Avionics

Garmin G950 Avionics Suite Three-Tube, 12” Displays w/GDU 1240A Synthetic Vision Technology Dual Garmin GRS 77 AHRS Dual Garmin GIA 63W Remote Coms Garmin GWX 68 Weather Radar Dual GIA 63W Remote Navs GCU 476 Flight Management Systems Dual GTS 800 TAS Garmin GTX 345R Transponder with ADS-B In/Out GTX 335R Remote Transponder GDL 69A Satellite Datalink with Music GMA 350 Audio Panel Jeppesen Chart View GTS 800 Traffic Warning System Altitude Pre-Select/Yaw Damper Magic 1500 Autopilot GWX 68 Color Radar

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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Service Difficulty Reports (SDRs)

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Airworthiness Directives (ADs)

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How this aircraft compares

Where this Piper MERIDIAN lands versus other Piper MERIDIAN listings on fyiAero.

Price

8th pct
$950k$2.0MThis aircraft · $995k

$995k · 8th percentile of 24 listings

Airframe time

99th pct
343,237This aircraft · 3,237

3,237 hours total (TTAF) · 99th percentile of 30 listings

Engine time

99th pct
913,455This aircraft · 3,455

3,455 hours since new · 99th percentile of 29 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

Year2001
ManufacturerPIPER
ModelMERIDIAN
Serial Number4797094
ConditionUsed
Registration #N96FM

Airframe

Total Time3,237
Max Takeoff Weight5,092 lb
Complete LogsYes

Engine 1

Engine 1 Make/ModelPRATT & WHITNEY PT6A-42A
Engine 1 Time3,455 SNEW
Engine 1 TBO3600
Hot Section Time 11,682

Props

Prop 1 ManufacturerHARTZELL
Number of Blades4

Avionics

Flight Deck Manufacturer/ModelGARMIN G950
ADS-B EquippedYes
WAASYes
LPVYes
SVTYes
Avionics/RadiosGarmin G950 Avionics Suite Three-Tube, 12” Displays w/GDU 1240A Synthetic Vision Technology Dual Garmin GRS 77 AHRS Dual Garmin GIA 63W Remote Coms Garmin GWX 68 Weather Radar Dual GIA 63W Remote Navs GCU 476 Flight Management Systems Dual GTS 800 TAS Garmin GTX 345R Transponder with ADS-B In/Out GTX 335R Remote Transponder GDL 69A Satellite Datalink with Music GMA 350 Audio Panel Jeppesen Chart View GTS 800 Traffic Warning System Altitude Pre-Select/Yaw Damper Magic 1500 Autopilot GWX 68 Color Radar

Additional Equipment

Additional EquipmentMid-Continent Standby Attitude Module LED Recognition/Taxi Lights Wing Tip Strobes Piper Performance Upgrade SL 1090 Pilot On-Demand Oxygen Passenger Emergency Oxygen Pilot/Co-Pilot Push to Talk Compressor Wash Ring Upgraded Pilot Side Window Executive Writing Desk Executive Writing Table Forward Refreshment Center Fuel Tank Temperature Probe

Modifications/Conversions

Modifications/ConversionsSweeping MAXUS Garmin G950 avionics upgrade with the high gross weight modification.

Interior

Year Interior2013

Exterior

Year Painted2013

Inspection Status

Inspection StatusFresh Annual Inspection January, 2026
AirworthyYes

Operating costs & specifications — Piper MERIDIAN

Typical model-level figures for the Piper MERIDIAN (not this specific airframe).

$94,309annual budget · 62 hrs/yr
$490variable cost / hour
$1.89cost per nm
$1,156,893avg pre-owned asking fyiEstimate  $988,000–$1,013,000

Performance & dimensions

Range1,018 nm
Cruise speed260 kts · 299 mph
Takeoff / landing1650.0 / 1020.0

About this plane

Single engine turboprop aircraft with retractable landing gear. The MERIDIAN seats up to 5 passengers plus 1 pilot.

Previous listing for N96FM

Previous listing photo of N96FM

2001 PIPER MERIDIAN

Then asking
$450k
Airframe
3,237 hrs
View previous listing ↗ · last seen Aug 2026

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Last flight

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