1976 Piper LanceSingle-Engine Piston Aircraft

This 1976 Piper Lance (N9621K) presents as a well-equipped IFR platform with recent avionics investments, showing 5,300 total airframe hours and a 1,300 SMOH Lycoming IO-540 engine (2,000-hour TBO). The aircraft received approximately $60,000 in panel upgrades within the last two years, including an Avidyne IFD 550 GPS/nav/com, dual Garmin G5 electronic flight instruments, and a Garmin GFC500 autopilot system with altitude preselect and envelope protection features. With 94 gallons of fuel capacity, it offers 765 lbs of useful load after full tanks while maintaining a cruise performance of 140 knots at 16 GPH fuel burn. The six-place cabin retains its original mission capability for medium-haul trips with nearly 1,000 nm range. The current configuration emphasizes IFR proficiency with added engine monitoring and fuel flow instrumentation.