This 1995 Piper PA-34-220T Seneca IV Is a Comfortable, Well-Equipped ‘AircraftForSale’ Top Pick

The Piper PA-34 Seneca IV’s blend of comfort and performance makes it an attractive family transport. [Courtesy: Scott MacDonald]

Each day, the team at Aircraft For Sale picks an airplane that catches our attention because it is unique, represents a good deal, or has other interesting qualities. You can read Aircraft For Sale: Today’s Top Pick at FLYINGMag.com daily.

Today’s Top Pick is a 1995 Piper PA-34-220T Seneca IV.

Piper is famous for developing a varied line of aircraft from a single airframe. Other airplane makers have made similar moves, such as Beechcraft developing the Baron twin from the Bonanza single. Piper did this a lot, though, and did it well. The company stretched its PA-28 Cherokee to make the PA-32 Cherokee Six then added a second engine to create the PA-34 Seneca. The new light twin came to market in the early 1970s, just as the company’s PA-30 Twin Comanche and PA-23 Aztec were beginning to feel dated.

The Seneca proved popular among light twins in part because it developed over decades to fulfill a range of roles, from a multiengine trainer and time-builder to a luxurious vehicle for family travel. By the time the aircraft for sale here was built the design had evolved with improvements in power, avionics and aerodynamics. For many pilots, the Seneca IV offers an ideal combination of comfort, load-carrying capacity, speed, and economy.

This 1995 Seneca IV has 6,020 hours on the airframe, 45 hours on each of its Continental TSIO-360 engines, and 45 hours on its three-blade, counter-rotating propellers. The panel includes a King KMA 24 audio panel, dual KX 155 digital nav/coms, KLN 90B GPS, KN 82A ADF, Appareo Stratus transponder, PS Engineering intercom, Strike Finder SF2000, KFC 150 autopilot, and dual glide slope indicators. The aircraft is also factory-equipped with de-ice boots and hot props, copilot instruments, digital fuel flow, and electric trim.

Pilots looking for a stable, comfortable, six-place transport for business travel and family excursions, with the added redundancy of two engines and safety of counter-rotating props should consider this 1995 Piper PA-34-220T Seneca IV, which is available for $329,000 on AircraftForSale.

You can arrange financing of the aircraft through FLYING Finance. For more information, email info@flyingfinance.com.

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Jonathan Welsh is a private pilot who worked as a reporter, editor and columnist with the Wall Street Journal for 21 years, mostly covering the auto industry. His passion for aviation began in childhood with balsa-wood gliders his aunt would buy for him at the corner store. Follow Jonathan on Twitter @JonathanWelsh4