1959 Piper PA23-160T Turbo Apache

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SORRY, AIRCRAFT HAS NOW BEEN SOLD!

Big-cabin comfort and twin-engine safety
...for the price of a single!

Millennium cylinders, Garmin 430,
RayJay turbos, leather interior & more!

GENERAL DATA

Year: 1959

Make/Model: Piper PA23-160T

Airframe Total Time: Approx. 6640 TT

Engines: Lycoming O-320 160 hp, with Rayjay after-market manual wastegate turbochargers.

Engine Times: 1087 hrs. and 1076 hrs. SMOH L&R in 1998 by East Texas Aviation, with new Millennium Cylinders and new slick mags (2000 hr. TBO). Recommended 500-hr. mag inspections done 4/08.

Propellers: Hartzell HC-82VL-2C1

Prop Times: Approx. 160 SMOH by New Mexico Propeller in October, 2006. (Next O/H due November, 2011)

Location: Taos/Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA. (Free pickup at the ABQ airport for buyers arriving by airline)

History: Flown often; never started below 35^o F. No known use as a trainer (per aircraft ownership and maint. records)

Comfort: One of the roomiest airplanes you'll ever fly...think 59 Buick Regal!

Performance: 150 kts. @ 16,000’ on 20 gph; 135 kts @ 7,500’ on 16 gph; 108 gal. usable fuel. Holds altitude on one engine at 12,000' density altitude with two aboard and main tanks full

Liability Insurance: Current owner's premium only $966/yr. for $1,000,000 each accident, limited to $100,000 per person.

MAINTENANCE

Records: Complete and original logbooks

(copies available for download below).

Airworthiness Directives: All complied with

Damage History: None found in logbooks or FAA records

Annual Inspections: Extensive $70,000 "super annual" and rebuild in 2004 and 2005 by Millionair, Salt Lake City, UT; March 2006, March 2007, and April, 2008 by Mountain View Aeromotive, Alamosa, CO

Systems: Aircraft believed to be airworthy, with all systems operational. Any airworthiness discrepancies which violate the FARs or manufacturer's service manual, or inoperative items, noted during the buyer's inspection will be corrected by seller

Oil: Aeroshell 15W-50, 50-hr. changes; clean oil analysis; uses less than 1 qt. per 10 hours

Download records:

AVIONICS

Audio Panel: PS Engineering PMA-6000

GPS/Comm: IFR-approach-certified Garmin GNS-430 with King glideslope

Nav/Comm: King KX-155 with King glideslope

Transponder: Narco AT-150 w/mode-C

GPS Dock: Airgizmos docking station for Garmin GPSMAP 196-496 portables [Portable GPS not incl.]

Pitot-Static and transponder inspections: Done 4/2008

Autopilot: None

OPTIONS & EQUIPMENT

Dual Electronics Intl. R-1 digital tachometers

Built-in oxygen w/5 canulas (works great!); 0² bottle hydro test, April 2008

5 leather seats

Third side windows

Dual camera holes in belly! [1.72 MB .pdf file with photos and 337 forms] (Owned by a major aerial photography company for several years.)

Mods: Geronimo square tail, dorsal fin, root fairings; Miller wingtips

Dual vacuum pumps; dual alternators (new in April, 2006)

SkyTec lightweight starter (new on RE, 2007)

27,500 BTU Southwind heater (works great!) with thermostat and Hobbs meter (new fan motor 2007)

Electric standby hydraulic pump doubles normal gear retraction speed and allows gear retract in the event of left engine or hydraulic pump failure

EXTERIOR

Repainted in 2001. Rated 7.5+: Shows very well.
White with silver and burgundy stripes & burgundy wingtips.
Slight hail dings on wings...barely noticeable
(Pilot and co-pilot windows crazed; we suggest "MicroMeshing")

INTERIOR

Refurbished in 2001. Rated 7.0+. Shows well.
Five burgundy and white leather seats; burgundy carpet;
grey vinyl and cloth sidewalls; white headliner; 2 headrests.
No tears or significant stains

~~PRICE: $44,900 OBO~~

SORRY, AIRCRAFT HAS NOW BEEN SOLD!

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