Specifications
AI Description
- Interior Features: Leather interior with brown leather seating; executive configuration for 6 passengers; tan headliner and carpet; matching side panels; forward refreshment center; gold trim handles and vents; forward baggage storage.
- Exterior Features: Last painted in April 2010.
- Maintenance: Fresh annual inspection completed January 2026; maintained under FAR Part 91; no damage history.
- Engine: PT6A-21 model; monitored by Jet-Care; engine overhaul due at 3600 hours; new engine installed in 2016.
- Additional Equipment: FIKI (Flight Into Known Icing); ice protection; extended-range fuel tank; Hartzell 4-blade propeller; factory oxygen; ground clearance energy saver system; Concorde batteries.
- Avionics: Equipped with Bendix/King ADF, autopilot, communication radios (Bendix/King KY-196, Garmin GNS-530W), DME, EFIS (Aspen EFD-1000 Pro), GPS (Garmin GNS-530W), HSI (Bendix/King KCS-55A), navigation radios (Bendix/King KN-53), and transponder (Garmin GTX-327).
- Safety Features: Equipped with ADS-B, traffic collision avoidance system, synthetic vision technology, and weather radar.
About this Model
Overview
The Piper Malibu Jetprop is a turboprop conversion of the pressurized Malibu/Mirage platform, typically replacing the original piston engine with a Pratt & Whitney PT6A variant under a supplemental type certificate (STC). The result is a high-altitude, known-ice-capable (when equipped) traveling airplane with turboprop start reliability and strong climb performance in a cabin-class, single-engine format. It sits between high-performance pistons and purpose-built cabin turboprops, trading cabin volume and systems redundancy for lower fuel burn and simpler single-pilot operations.
Mission Fit
Mission fit is strongest for one to four adults with bags, moving quickly in the flight levels and leveraging the Malibu’s pressurized cabin. The Jetprop’s value proposition is most evident when you routinely need turbine reliability, ice protection capability, and short-to-mid stage lengths rather than maximum cabin space. Compared with larger turboprops, payload and baggage flexibility can be the limiting factor before range.
Cabin
The cabin is based on the Malibu/Mirage: a pressurized six-seat layout in a relatively narrow cross-section, typically with two front seats and club-style seating aft. Expect a car-like, cockpit-forward environment rather than a stand-up cabin; comfort is good for small groups, while boarding and in-cabin movement are constrained by the airframe size. Pressurization supports high-altitude cruise with improved passenger comfort versus unpressurized singles, and noise/thermal comfort depend heavily on insulation, prop condition, and the specific conversion details.