Piper Cheyenne 1 (PAY1)
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ICAO PAY1 Small

Piper Cheyenne 1

Twin Piston· 95 globally registered

The PIPER Piper Cheyenne 1 (PAY1) is a PIPER 2-engine piston aircraft classified as light wake category. Typical approach speed (Vref) is around 92 knots; operating envelope 3,946 kg MTOW. SkyMeter has observed 343 flights operated by this type across 75 airframes and 30 carriers. The largest observed operator is ANCIENT CITY CAPITAL LLC (N70).

✈
ACTIVE AIRFRAMES
75
last 90 days
🏢
OPERATORS
30
unique airlines
📊
FLIGHTS
343
tracked
⏱
AVG DURATION
1h 53m
per flight
⚠
INCIDENT RATE
18.7%
64 flagged

Performance

Speed envelope & approach

Vref
92 kt
Vref range
—
Vmo
—
Mmo
—
Approach category
B

Dimensions

Airframe geometry

Wingspan
43 ft
Length
35 ft
Tail height
13 ft
Wheelbase
9 ft
Gear width
16 ft
Wake category
Light

Weight & identification

Operating limits

MTOW
8,700 lb
MALW
8,700 lb
Manufacturer model
Piper Cheyenne 1
FAA designator
PAY1
Registered
95

Top operators

By fleet size · last 90 days

29
ANCIENT CITY CAPITAL LLC 1 aircraft
15 flights
BDQ PROPERTIES LLC 1 aircraft
8 flights
BRISTOL AIRCRAFT LEASING LLC 1 aircraft
7 flights
HIGHER PURPOSE AVIAITON LLC 1 aircraft
4 flights
OLIVIER SETH NICHOLAS 1 aircraft
4 flights
CATTON CONSULTING LLC 1 aircraft
4 flights
SAGAMORE AVIATION LLC 1 aircraft
4 flights
DUNAMIS RESOURCES LLC 1 aircraft
4 flights
BAKER MARK 1 aircraft
3 flights
FAT AIRE INC 1 aircraft
3 flights
TD AIR LLC 1 aircraft
3 flights
JMCY AIR LLC 1 aircraft
3 flights
NATOLI AVIATION LLC 1 aircraft
3 flights
NANAVATI PARASHAR JAYENDRA TRUSTEE 1 aircraft
3 flights
FOUR HILLS LLC - PIPER SERIES 1 aircraft
3 flights
JAB AIR LLC 1 aircraft
3 flights
TLH ENTERPRISES INC 1 aircraft
2 flights
CAPITAL CRAFT LLC 1 aircraft
2 flights
BIG BEND OUTDOOR CENTER LLC 1 aircraft
2 flights
HILLCREST AVIATION LLC 1 aircraft
2 flights
71WG LLC 1 aircraft
2 flights
CORPORATE AIRCRAFT GROUP LLC, ANNAPOLIS AIR LLC, NEW FRONTIER ST 1 aircraft
2 flights
HONEY BADGER LLC 1 aircraft
1 flights
CUL8TR LLC 1 aircraft
1 flights
WHO DEY LLC, RODLOCK HOLDINGS LLC, DEADBENCH LLC 1 aircraft
1 flights
CONTRAIL INC 1 aircraft
1 flights
TVPX AIRCRAFT SOLUTIONS INC TRUSTEE 1 aircraft
1 flights
HONES WILLIAM G 1 aircraft
1 flights
JDR LOGISTICS LLC 1 aircraft
1 flights

Safety profile

Flagged flights · last 90 days

Go-arounds
0
Unstable
63
Rejected TO
0
Stall
1
Overspeed
0
Excursion
0

Family

Related variants

3
PAY2
Piper Cheyenne 2
PAY3
Piper PA-42-720 Cheyenne 3
PAY4
Piper Cheyenne 400

Recent incidents

Flagged flights of PAY1

20
SXAVFSX-AVF
LGTS
16:12
 →
LGTS
17:17
06/03/2026
1h 5m
△ Unstable
Replay Analysis
N398SPN398SP
KIOW
20:07
 →
KMCW
20:51
06/02/2026
43m
△ Unstable
Replay Analysis
N70GWN70GW
KSGJ
16:22
 →
KSPG
17:13
06/02/2026
51m
△ Unstable
Replay Analysis
N398SPN398SP
KMCW
11:56
 →
KIOW
12:36
06/02/2026
40m
△ Unstable
Replay Analysis
PTOVBPT-OVB
???
11:18
 →
SWHP
23:11
06/02/2026
11h 52m
△ Unstable
Replay Analysis
PHSVYPH-SVY
LEVC
10:06
 →
LEVC
11:25
06/02/2026
1h 19m
△ Unstable
Replay Analysis
OEFJGOE-FJG
LOXN
09:40
 →
LOWG
10:07
06/01/2026
27m
△ Unstable
Replay Analysis
N70GWN70GW
KMLB
16:34
 →
KCRG
17:21
05/31/2026
47m
△ Unstable
Replay Analysis
N827LPN827LP
KMMU
14:13
 →
KMMU
15:17
05/31/2026
1h 3m
△ Unstable
Replay Analysis
DISVKD-ISVK
LJPZ
12:19
 →
EDMS
13:23
05/29/2026
1h 4m
△ Unstable
Replay Analysis

Recent flights

Real flights of PAY1 · airborne ≥ 20 min

30
N301TAN301TA
KSQL
23:20
 →
KDVO
23:55
06/03/2026
34m
No alerts
Replay Analysis
PPAZNPP-AZN
???
19:46
 →
???
21:26
06/03/2026
1h 40m
No alerts
Replay Analysis
PPLGMPP-LGM
???
19:04
 →
SBMT
19:43
06/03/2026
39m
No alerts
Replay Analysis
PRBIZPR-BIZ
???
18:41
 →
???
22:26
06/03/2026
3h 44m
No alerts
Replay Analysis
FGXAVF-GXAV
LFRM
16:35
 →
???
18:01
06/03/2026
1h 26m
No alerts
Replay Analysis
N271ABN271AB
KRVS
16:21
 →
???
18:25
06/03/2026
2h 3m
No alerts
Replay Analysis
SXAVFSX-AVF
LGTS
16:12
 →
LGTS
17:17
06/03/2026
1h 5m
△ Unstable
Replay Analysis
NAPS-GDE
???
13:53
 →
???
14:43
06/03/2026
49m
No alerts
Replay Analysis
FGXAVF-GXAV
EBST
13:45
 →
LFRM
15:15
06/03/2026
1h 29m
No alerts
Replay Analysis
PRBYZPR-BYZ
???
13:24
 →
???
17:13
06/03/2026
3h 49m
No alerts
Replay Analysis
PSGDCPS-GDC
SBIZ
12:08
 →
???
12:37
06/03/2026
28m
No alerts
Replay Analysis
PSMRTPS-MRT
SILC
11:24
 →
???
14:04
06/03/2026
2h 40m
No alerts
Replay Analysis
PTOVBPT-OVB
???
11:04
 →
???
20:05
06/03/2026
9h 1m
No alerts
Replay Analysis
PTOVBPT-OVB
SWHP
23:49
 →
???
00:56
06/02/2026
1h 7m
No alerts
Replay Analysis
N398SPN398SP
KIOW
20:07
 →
KMCW
20:51
06/02/2026
43m
△ Unstable
Replay Analysis
N481SWN481SW
AL96
19:03
 →
KTKI
22:49
06/02/2026
3h 46m
No alerts
Replay Analysis
PSGDCPS-GDC
???
17:44
 →
???
18:39
06/02/2026
55m
No alerts
Replay Analysis
N329KKN329KK
KFPR
17:20
 →
???
19:03
06/02/2026
1h 42m
No alerts
Replay Analysis
SXAVFSX-AVF
LGTS
16:52
 →
LGTS
18:57
06/02/2026
2h 5m
No alerts
Replay Analysis
PRBYZPR-BYZ
???
16:38
 →
???
20:58
06/02/2026
4h 19m
No alerts
Replay Analysis
N70GWN70GW
KSGJ
16:22
 →
KSPG
17:13
06/02/2026
51m
△ Unstable
Replay Analysis
N521JMN521JM
KILG
14:06
 →
KILG
14:48
06/02/2026
41m
No alerts
Replay Analysis
FAM5214XB-JRO
???
12:56
 →
???
13:30
06/02/2026
34m
No alerts
Replay Analysis
N398SPN398SP
KMCW
11:56
 →
KIOW
12:36
06/02/2026
40m
△ Unstable
Replay Analysis
PRBIZPR-BIZ
???
11:34
 →
???
21:04
06/02/2026
9h 29m
No alerts
Replay Analysis
PTOVBPT-OVB
???
11:18
 →
SWHP
23:11
06/02/2026
11h 52m
△ Unstable
Replay Analysis
PHSVYPH-SVY
LEVC
10:06
 →
LEVC
11:25
06/02/2026
1h 19m
△ Unstable
Replay Analysis
PPLGMPP-LGM
BR-0344
21:16
 →
???
21:43
06/01/2026
26m
No alerts
Replay Analysis
PTOVEPT-OVE
???
18:45
 →
???
22:13
06/01/2026
3h 27m
No alerts
Replay Analysis
N52HLN52HL
KMLB
16:42
 →
???
19:26
06/01/2026
2h 44m
No alerts
Replay Analysis
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