Piper Seminole (PA44)
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ICAO PA44 Small

Piper Seminole

Twin Piston· 499 globally registered

The PIPER Piper Seminole (PA44) is a PIPER 2-engine piston aircraft classified as light wake category. Typical approach speed (Vref) is around 66 knots; operating envelope 1,723 kg MTOW. SkyMeter has observed 12,317 flights operated by this type across 500 airframes and 197 carriers. The largest observed operator is UND AEROSPACE FOUNDATION (NDU).

ACTIVE AIRFRAMES
500
last 90 days
🏢
OPERATORS
197
unique airlines
📊
FLIGHTS
12,317
tracked
AVG DURATION
52m
per flight
INCIDENT RATE
41.8%
5,145 flagged

Performance

Speed envelope & approach

Vref
66 kt
Vref range
Vmo
Mmo
Approach category
A

Dimensions

Airframe geometry

Wingspan
39 ft
Length
28 ft
Tail height
8 ft
Wheelbase
8 ft
Gear width
10 ft
Wake category
Light

Weight & identification

Operating limits

MTOW
3,800 lb
MALW
3,800 lb
Manufacturer model
Piper Seminole
FAA designator
PA44
Registered
499

Top operators

By fleet size · last 90 days

30
UND AEROSPACE FOUNDATION 18 aircraft
589 flights
CHRISTIANSEN AVIATION LLC 27 aircraft
577 flights
AIRLINE TRANSPORT PROFESSIONALS CORP OF USA 19 aircraft
440 flights
AEROSIM FLIGHT ACADEMY 9 aircraft
414 flights
CAE OXFORD AVIATION ACADEMY PHOENIX INC 8 aircraft
397 flights
HILLSBORO AERO ACADEMY LLC 9 aircraft
327 flights
AUBURN UNIVERSITY 5 aircraft
279 flights
DOT AVIATION LLC 13 aircraft
273 flights
PIPER AIRCRAFT INC 6 aircraft
266 flights
NORTH STAR AVIATION 6 aircraft
255 flights
WINGS OVER TEXAS HOLDINGS LLC 10 aircraft
244 flights
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY 7 aircraft
231 flights
Cornwall Aviation (1979) Ltd. 3 aircraft
228 flights
AIRFLITE PTY LTD 9 aircraft
226 flights
FOX LEASING GROUP LLC 6 aircraft
226 flights
BOWLING GREEN FLIGHT CENTER LLC 4 aircraft
218 flights
SEMINOLE AIRCRAFT LLC 9 aircraft
216 flights
EPIC AVIATION INC 3 aircraft
215 flights
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA, JOHN D ODEGARD SCHOOL OF AEROSPACE S 4 aircraft
189 flights
NORTH STAR AVIATION INC 3 aircraft
186 flights
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA, C/O JOHN D ODEGARD SCHOOL OF AEROSPA 3 aircraft
183 flights
BIRD ACQUISITION LLC 6 aircraft
181 flights
L3 CTS AIRLINE ACADEMY 3 aircraft
169 flights
Waterloo-Wellington Flying Club 2 aircraft
149 flights
MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY 6 aircraft
148 flights
TEXAS FLIGHT TRAINING AIRCRAFT 8 LLC 6 aircraft
135 flights
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY 2 aircraft
130 flights
Brampton Flying Club 2 aircraft
120 flights
UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY 4 aircraft
114 flights
FLIGHT SCHOOL OF TEXAS LLC 5 aircraft
112 flights

Safety profile

Flagged flights · last 90 days

Family

Related variants

1

Recent incidents

Flagged flights of PA44

20
06/03/2026
31m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
41m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
55m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
52m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
59m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
1h 1m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
1h 2m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
47m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
42m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
1h 12m
△ Unstable

Recent flights

Real flights of PA44 · airborne ≥ 20 min

30
06/03/2026
20m
No alerts
06/03/2026
20m
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06/03/2026
21m
No alerts
06/03/2026
27m
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06/03/2026
31m
No alerts
06/03/2026
31m
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06/03/2026
31m
No alerts
06/03/2026
33m
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06/03/2026
34m
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06/03/2026
34m
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06/03/2026
24m
No alerts
06/03/2026
41m
No alerts
06/03/2026
44m
No alerts
06/03/2026
31m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
43m
No alerts
06/03/2026
46m
No alerts
06/03/2026
48m
No alerts
06/03/2026
45m
No alerts
06/03/2026
41m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
45m
No alerts
06/03/2026
52m
No alerts
06/03/2026
54m
No alerts
06/03/2026
56m
No alerts
06/03/2026
58m
No alerts
06/03/2026
58m
No alerts
06/03/2026
58m
No alerts
06/03/2026
59m
No alerts
06/03/2026
55m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
52m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
59m
△ Unstable
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