1955 Piper PA-22-150 Tri-PacerSingle-Engine Piston Aircraft • CO, USA

This 1955 Piper PA-22-150 Tri-Pacer, registered as N2551P, presents a well-equipped and corrosion-free airframe with 3,000 total hours. The aircraft has been consistently hangared in the dry western US for approximately 50 years and features a lifetime Ceconite fabric cover applied in the late 1960s. Its 150 HP Lycoming O-320 engine has 1,010 hours since a major overhaul and is equipped with strong cylinder compressions, a "climb" pitched Sensinich propeller, and a 70A alternator conversion.

The panel is configured for IFR flight with dual Narco Comm-810 radios, a Bendix KLN-89b IFR GPS with a dedicated CDI, and a UAvionix AV-30 PFD. It...

Year: 1955

Make: Piper

Series: PA-22 Tri Pacer

Model: PA-22-150 Tri-Pacer

Tail #: N2551P

Serial #: number

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Specifications

Category: Single-Engine Piston

Intended Use: Classic / Antique, Backcountry, Recreational

Flight Rules: IFR

Seats: 4

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time: 3,000 hrs

Engine 1 Time: 1,010 hrs

Prop 1 Time: 2,014 hrs

Inspection Status: Current annual June 2024. Transponder and Pitot-static check January 2023. Inspection Expiry: June 30, 2025

Avionics

GPS

Bendix KLN-89b - IFR GPS with dedicated CDI and annunciator panel

PFD

UAvionix AV-30 - PFD (connected to KLN-89b)

Comms

Narco Comm-810 - Dual VHF radios, VOL/LOC, DME interrogator, Wired for ILS/VOR receiver

Audio

Narco CP-136 - Audio panel with marker beacon receiver, Intercom with Pilot, Co-pilot, back seat drops, music and hand mic inputs, and independent push-to-talk

EMS

Analog CHT, EGT gauge in addition to original tach, oil press & temp, and ammeter

Additional Equipment

Lighting System

All LED high-intensity lighting including landing, taxi, wingtip nav-strobes, beacon, and dimmable panel lights

Brake System

Boosted brakes

Fuel System

Auxiliary fuel tank adds another hour of duration - for 44 gal useable (500nm range / 5hrs endurance)

Yoke System

Custom made yokes (no more uncomfortable steering wheels)

Door System

Removable rear door makes for an excellent photo platform, and provides easy access to back seats

Panel

Custom panel blank by "the Cub Doctor" Clyde Smith, using factory tooling and finished in curly cherry. Includes 3x chart pockets made to radio cutout standards for future avionics expansion

Instrument Lighting

Independent PWM dimmable LED panel and instrument lights

Clock

Original (working!) 8-day mechanical clock with second hand

Battery

Sealed RG battery

Interior & Exterior

Interior Rating: 7/10

Interior Year: 2013

Paint Rating: 8/10

Interior Notes: Good condition leather and fabric seats, new Airtex carpeting and boot cowl covers. Headliner in good condition, side panels showing some wear. Showstopper panel in Art-Deco curly cherry veneer. Dual controls