Piper Aztec (PA27)
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ICAO PA27 Small

Piper Aztec

Twin Piston· 955 globally registered

The PIPER Piper Aztec (PA27) is a PIPER 2-engine piston aircraft classified as light wake category. Typical approach speed (Vref) is around 91 knots; operating envelope 2,358 kg MTOW. SkyMeter has observed 1,090 flights operated by this type across 157 airframes and 104 carriers. The largest observed operator is PACIFIC FLEET AVIATION LLC (N67).

ACTIVE AIRFRAMES
157
last 90 days
🏢
OPERATORS
104
unique airlines
📊
FLIGHTS
1,090
tracked
AVG DURATION
1h 24m
per flight
INCIDENT RATE
38.9%
424 flagged

Performance

Speed envelope & approach

Vref
91 kt
Vref range
Vmo
Mmo
Approach category
B

Dimensions

Airframe geometry

Wingspan
37 ft
Length
31 ft
Tail height
10 ft
Wheelbase
3 ft
Gear width
13 ft
Wake category
Light

Weight & identification

Operating limits

MTOW
5,200 lb
MALW
4,940 lb
Manufacturer model
Piper Aztec
FAA designator
PA27
Registered
955

Top operators

By fleet size · last 90 days

30

Safety profile

Flagged flights · last 90 days

Recent incidents

Flagged flights of PA27

20
06/03/2026
1h 3m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
47m
△ Unstable
06/02/2026
32m
△ Unstable
06/02/2026
25m
△ Unstable
06/02/2026
56m
△ Unstable
06/02/2026
32m
△ Unstable
06/02/2026
2h 30m
△ Unstable
06/02/2026
1h 40m
△ Unstable
06/02/2026
26m
△ Unstable
06/02/2026
37m
△ Unstable

Recent flights

Real flights of PA27 · airborne ≥ 20 min

30
06/03/2026
59m
No alerts
06/03/2026
1h 42m
No alerts
06/03/2026
27m
No alerts
06/03/2026
2h 23m
No alerts
06/03/2026
1h 1m
No alerts
06/03/2026
1h 3m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
41m
No alerts
06/03/2026
1h 59m
No alerts
06/03/2026
27m
No alerts
06/03/2026
31m
No alerts
06/03/2026
35m
No alerts
06/03/2026
1h 58m
No alerts
06/03/2026
47m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
3h 13m
No alerts
06/03/2026
44m
No alerts
06/03/2026
2h 36m
No alerts
06/03/2026
3h 21m
No alerts
06/03/2026
1h 12m
No alerts
06/02/2026
32m
△ Unstable
06/02/2026
56m
No alerts
06/02/2026
1h 8m
No alerts
06/02/2026
54m
No alerts
06/02/2026
25m
△ Unstable
06/02/2026
56m
△ Unstable
06/02/2026
32m
△ Unstable
06/02/2026
2h 30m
△ Unstable
06/02/2026
1h 40m
△ Unstable
06/02/2026
3h 10m
No alerts
06/02/2026
26m
△ Unstable
06/02/2026
37m
△ Unstable
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