€ 29.990
EDTG, Germany
single-engine$ 40.000
single-engine$ 25.000
Jaffrey Silver Ranch Airpark
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MURRIETA
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Schellsburg
single-engine$ 53.500
OR
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Upland
single-engine$ 97.900
McAllen
single-enginePlaneFox tracks 8 Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer / Colt aircraft for sale and re-reads every one of them from the broker and dealer sites it watches, so the figures below move when the market moves. Every number on this page is measured from those live listings, not taken from a published price guide.
There are 8 Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer / Colt listings on PlaneFox right now, 5 of them priced. They ask between EUR 22,000 and EUR 84,000, with a median of EUR 34,000.
A Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer / Colt flies about 492 nm, roughly 911 km, which is about 4 h 36 min in still air at typical cruise.
A Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer / Colt costs about EUR 2,039 a month to own and fly: EUR 1,784 to run it, plus EUR 255 for a loan over 15 years on the median asking price here, EUR 34,441. Flown 150 hours a year, that is about EUR 188 for every flight hour.
The Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer / Colt is a fabric-covered, high-wing, fixed-gear light aircraft built by Piper Aircraft in the postwar “short-wing Piper” family. The PA-22 Tri-Pacer entered production in 1950 and remained in production until 1964. The PA-22-108 Colt, a two-seat economy derivative, was produced from 1961 to 1964. Unlike the tailwheel PA-20 Pacer, the PA-22 was designed with tricycle landing gear, making it more approachable for private pilots moving into personal ownership, training, or local touring.
Performance depends strongly on engine version, propeller, airframe condition, and modifications. Tri-Pacer models were commonly fitted with Lycoming four-cylinder engines in the 135 hp, 150 hp, and 160 hp range, including O-290 and O-320 variants. Typical cruise speeds are around 100 to 110 knots for many Tri-Pacers, with the Colt generally slower due to its 108 hp Lycoming O-235. Practical range is commonly in the 400 to 500 nautical mile class with reserves, depending on fuel capacity and power setting. Useful load often falls roughly in the 700 to 900 lb range for Tri-Pacers, while the lighter Colt is a two-place aircraft with a lower gross weight. Published service ceilings vary by model, with many Tri-Pacers listed around the mid-teens in feet.
The Tri-Pacer has a compact four-seat cabin with side-by-side front seats and a small rear bench. In real-world use, many owners treat it as a two-adult aircraft with baggage or occasional rear-seat passengers, especially at higher fuel loads. The Colt is a two-seat aircraft and is simpler inside. Avionics are not factory glass-panel systems such as Garmin Perspective or G1000. Most examples have legacy analog flight instruments, a VHF com or nav com, a transponder, and, in upgraded aircraft, a panel GPS, ADS-B equipment, engine monitor, or modern audio panel.
Prospective buyers should focus on fabric age and workmanship, tube structure corrosion, wing strut compliance, landing gear condition, engine history, logbook continuity, and the quality of any electrical or avionics upgrades. Common ownership paths include keeping the aircraft as a simple vintage tricycle-gear cruiser, upgrading the panel for modern VFR use, or converting a Tri-Pacer to a tailwheel PA-22/20 configuration, which changes both handling and market appeal. Current PlaneFox listing data shows an average asking price of about EUR 34,000, with observed asking prices from roughly EUR 22,000 to EUR 84,000. The PA-22 generally sits in the affordable vintage aircraft segment, with value driven more by condition, documentation, engine time, and fabric quality than by model year alone.