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

This 1955 Piper PA-22-150 Tri-Pacer, registration N2229S, presents as a well-equipped and maintained back-country aircraft with a total airframe time of 3,000 hours. It features a corrosion-free airframe that has been hangared in the dry western US for approximately 50 years, covered with lifetime Ceconite fabric applied in the late 1960s. The aircraft is powered by a 150 HP Lycoming O-320 engine with 1,010 hours since a major overhaul, showing strong cylinder compressions of 74/80 or greater, and is paired with a "climb" pitched Sensinich propeller overhauled in 2014. Key modifications include an auxiliary fuel tank for 44 gallons usable,...

Year: 1955

Make: Piper

Series: PA-22 Tri Pacer

Model: PA-22-150 Tri-Pacer

Serial #: number22-2915Total

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Specifications

Category: Single-Engine Piston

Intended Use: Classic / Antique, Backcountry, Utility, 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

Comms

Narco Comm-810 - Dual VHF radios, Audio panel with marker beacon receiver, Intercom with Pilot, Co-pilot, back seat drops, music and hand mic inputs, and independent push-to-talk. permanent yoke mount PTT. VOL/LOC, DME interrogator. Wired for ILS/VOR receiver.

PFD

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

Additional Equipment

Fuel System

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

Struts

Lifetime Airframes Alaska sealed struts

Lighting

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

Electrical System

70A alternator conversion, EMI power filter, new silicone seals throughout, Sealed RG battery

Instrumentation

Analog CHT, EGT gauge in addition to orignal tach, oil press & tem, and ammeter. Original (working!) 8-day mechanical clock with second hand, vacuum directional gyro (with heading bug) and turn & bank. Electric Hobbs meter.

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.

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.