Specifications
Aircraft Details
- Model: PIPER M500
- Condition: Used
- Flight Rules: IFR
- Location: Olathe, Kansas
- Custom luxury interior installed April 2024
- Professionally flown and managed, always hangared in a climate-controlled environment
- Fresh annual inspection completed March 2026
- Engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A-42A, 1,295 hours since new, TBO 3,600 hours
- Propeller: Hartzell 4-blade, 384 hours since major overhaul
- Avionics: Garmin G1000 suite, includes SVT, GWX 68 weather radar, GFC700 autopilot, dual Garmin GTX33ES transponders, TAWS-B, and more
- Exterior: Painted in 2015, Matterhorn white upper with dark blue pearl and cumulus gray lower, titanium pearl accents
- Interior: Linea Onyx black leather seats, custom refreshment center, dual USB charging ports
- Modifications: Beringer wheel and brake kit, compressor wash ring
- Certified for known ice (FIKI)
About this Model
Overview
The Piper M500 is a pressurized, single-engine turboprop designed around personal and small-business transportation under IFR. It targets buyers who want turbine reliability and altitude capability without moving up to larger, higher-consumption turboprops. Typical use is 3–5 occupants with baggage, operating into a wide range of paved airports, including shorter runways than most light jets.
Mission Fit
The M500 fits missions where simplicity, turbine power, and pressurization matter more than maximum speed. It is well suited to point-to-point travel within a few hours, especially when weather or terrain make a pressurized platform valuable. Buyers who frequently fill all seats, carry bulky baggage, or want consistent long-range reserves at higher speeds may find larger turboprops or light jets more appropriate.
Cabin
Cabin experience is defined by a compact, pressurized environment with club-style seating typical of the Malibu/M-series lineage. Noise and vibration are generally higher than a jet but consistent with the category; headsets are commonly used in the front, and passenger comfort is most dependent on seat configuration, environmental system condition, and how heavily the aircraft is loaded. Access and baggage handling are straightforward for a single-pilot workflow.