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PIPER CHEYENNE IIXL(1981)

PIPER CHEYENNE IIXL
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Asking Price
$1,395,000

Specifications

Year1981
Serial Number31T-8166027
RegistrationN390JP
Total Hours6,480
LocationAUBURN, ALABAMA
RegionNORTH AMERICA

Broker

JIM PARKER

+13343190851

Aircraft Details

  • Highly modified Cheyenne IIXL
  • Ram Air Recovery with Speed Stacks
  • New MT 5-blade propellers (68 hours since new)
  • New Garmin panel with dual Garmin GTN 750 GPS and Garmin Radar
  • Dual 275 battery backups
  • S-TEC 3100 autopilot with VNAV option
  • Shadin fuel computer
  • Engines: Pratt & Whitney PT6A-135
  • Engine 1: 3,290 hours SMOH, new CT blades at hot section
  • Engine 2: 1,810 hours SMOH, new CT blades at hot section
  • Complete logs available
  • Pressurized cabin
  • Flight Into Known Icing (FIKI) certified
  • Exterior paint rated 7 out of 10
  • Interior rated 7 out of 10
  • 7 seats
  • Inspection event 1 & 2 completed May 2025
  • New ship battery installed March 1, 2024
  • ADS-B equipped, WAAS, and SVT capabilities

About this Model

Overview

The Piper Cheyenne IIXL is a stretched-derivative of the Cheyenne II family, combining a pressurized cabin with turboprop performance suited to regional trips, higher-altitude weather avoidance, and operations into a wider set of airports than most jets. It is commonly used where a balance of speed, runway access, and payload flexibility matters more than maximum cruise or jet-like cabin volume.

Mission Fit

Mission strengths are 300–700 nm regional segments, mixed weather seasons (using flight levels and pressurization), and airports where runway length, ramp space, or services favor turboprops. It can handle longer legs depending on configuration and reserves, but it is not designed to compete with jets on block time for longer stage lengths.

Cabin

The IIXL’s cabin is pressurized and typically arranged for executive seating, providing a quieter and more climate-controlled environment than unpressurized piston twins, but with a narrower cross-section and lower ceiling than most business jets. Cabin comfort is strongly affected by interior refurbishment quality, soundproofing updates, and how the aircraft is loaded for balance and baggage volume.