Piper PA-34 Seneca
.jpg) Piper PA-34 Seneca. Photo: Sky Larson, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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| Make | Piper |
|---|---|
| Model | Piper PA-34 Seneca |
| Type | Business and personal aircraft |
| Country |  United States
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| First flight | 25 April 1967 |
| Built | 1971–2019 |
| Number built | 5,037 |
| Registered in the US | 971 (FAA register, October 30, 2026) |
| Seats | One, Five or six passengers |
| Engine | 2 × Continental TSIO-360RB and LTSIO-360RB, 220 hp |
| Cruise speed | 188 kn (PA-34-220T Seneca V) |
| Range | 870 nmi (PA-34-220T Seneca V) |
| Service ceiling | 25,000 ft (PA-34-220T Seneca V) |
| Max weight | 4,750 lb (PA-34-220T Seneca V) |
| Developed from | Piper Cherokee Six |
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The Piper PA-34 Seneca is a twin-engine light airplane built by Piper Aircraft from 1971 to 2019. It is used mainly for personal and business flying and for multi-engine training.[1] In the U.S. there are 971 with a valid registration.[2]
History
The Seneca was developed as a twin-engine Cherokee Six. The test airplane was a Cherokee Six with engines added on the wings while keeping its nose engine, so it first flew as a three-engine airplane. Piper dropped the three-engine idea, and the twin PA-34-180 Twin Six prototype (N3401K) first flew on April 25, 1967.[1]
Production versions followed as the PA-34-200 Seneca, the turbocharged PA-34-200T Seneca II, and the PA-34-220T Seneca III, IV and V. Embraer also built it in Brazil as the EMB-810.[1] The Seneca II is the most common on the U.S. register today.[2]
Registered in the United States
The FAA register lists 971 of these airplanes with a valid U.S. registration. Here they are by the model name the FAA uses.[2]
| FAA model name | Registered |
|---|---|
| PA-34-200T | 552 |
| PA-34-220T | 246 |
| PA-34-200 | 168 |
| PA-34 | 5 |
Specifications (PA-34-220T Seneca V)
| Item | PA-34-220T Seneca V |
|---|---|
| Crew | One |
| Passengers / capacity | Five or six passengers |
| Length | 28 ft 7.44 in |
| Wingspan | 38 ft 10.87 in |
| Height | 9 ft 10.8 in |
| Wing area | 208.7 sq ft |
| Empty weight | 3,212 lb |
| Maximum takeoff weight | 4,750 lb |
| Engine | 2 × Continental TSIO-360RB and LTSIO-360RB, 220 hp (6-cylinder, air-cooled, horizontally-opposed piston engine) |
| Maximum speed | 204 kn |
| Cruise speed | 188 kn |
| Stall speed | 61 kn |
| Never-exceed speed | 204 kn |
| Range | 870 nmi |
| Service ceiling | 25,000 ft |
| Rate of climb | 1,550 ft/min |
Figures as given in the Wikipedia article and its sources.[1]
Photos
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Piper Seneca PA-34 at Bristol Airport, Bristol, England. Photo: Adrian Pingstone - Arpingstone (talk)., Public domain -
Piper Seneca at Centennial Airport with engine maintenance in process. Photo: Avitya at English Wikipedia, Public domain -
Piper PA-34-220T Seneca III, showing the single piece windshield. Photo: Arthursautot, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Buying a Piper PA-34 Seneca
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Wikipedia, "Piper PA-34 Seneca", read November 1, 2026. Airplane Wiki's text is written in its own words; facts are checked against this article and its sources.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Federal Aviation Administration, Releasable Aircraft Database, file dated October 30, 2026. Valid registrations of fixed-wing airplanes whose FAA maker and model names belong to this family. Airplane Wiki uses only counts from this file, never owner names or addresses.