1957 PIPER APACHE

General Specs (cont.)

Total Time:9800

Engine 1 Time:2 SMOH

Engine 2 Time:2200 SMOH

Prop 1 Time:780 SNEW

Prop 2 Time:780 SNEW

Condition:Used

Year Painted:2005

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Detailed Description

A very nice 180 HP Geronimo with most mods. Excellent paint (9+), great glass, and a  nice interior (8)  with a modern panel.
Most Geronimo mods were done by Seguin aviation, well known as the Geronimo mod center, and were done in the eighties.
Mods included extended nose, all landing gear doors, square tail, gap seals, one piece windshield , alternators and more.
At a later time streamlined fiberglass  engine cowlings,  a one piece sloped windshield, also a VG kit, an extended rear baggage compartment and Hoener wingtips.
Holds 108 Gallons of fuel, 72 in mains, and 36 in outboard aux.
Has a backup electric Hydraulic system for gears and flaps.
Avionics were updated later, and include an Aspen EFIS, Garmin 430W, a King KX155 and a Stratus TX.
Reason for selling is that it does not have enough space for my survey cameras, I am using an Aztec, which will accommodate my equipment. I am very flexible on price.

Avionics / Equipment

Aspen AFD 1000 EFIS, Garmin 430W , King KX155, Stratus ADSB out TXP, a PS engineering audio panel with intercom
Also a Century 2 AP that will keep wings level and turn.
Does not seem to track or follow heading.
Also a carb temp sensor, and a inflatable door seal.
Electric Hydraulic backup system for gear and flaps.

Airframe

9800 TT since 1957, but Geronimo conversions were done in the eighties, around 5000 Hrs, this does not constitute a new airfame, but it certainly was inspected. this airplane has been flown, and is not a hangar queen. She has lived in low corrosion environments. also there has been no known structural failure on the PA 23 series, indestructible.
I do have most logs since new, but do not have logs between 1971 and 1991. 
There was damage to the tail 2005, a hangar door struck the tail.
Annual was done in April 2024.

Engines / Mods / Prop

She has 2 O360 Lycomings, 180hp each.
left engine has 2200 SMOH, right engine has 2 SMOH.
Left engine has very good compression and oil pressure, compressions were 72 79 78 and 74 on April 2024.
Right engine is recently overhauled by an Engine shop,  and installed in May 2024.
Have flown 2 hours with her, so still breaking in.
Props are recent and no clamp Ad's.

Interior / Exterior

Paint is  really very nice, done around 2005. 
Glass is like new, interior is also very nice, really nice floors and headliner. Seats are covered with sheepskin .
They are decent underneath, but than I have a set of matching blue seats, front and back that are in excellent shape

Remarks

Super clean Geronimo with great avionics.
With the VG 's , 180hp and Geronimo mods, it would make a great trainer or a relatively safe light twin due to the low VMC and good climb ability on one engine.