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1981 Piper Archer IISingle-Engine Piston Aircraft • Danbury, CT, USA

This 1981 Piper Archer II, registered under the PA28-181 designation with airframe serial number 28-8190057, is offered at $120,000 by its long-term owner in Danbury, Connecticut. With a total airframe time of 6,760 hours, the aircraft has a factory remanufactured Lycoming O-360-A4M engine with just 180 hours since major overhaul, paired with a Sensenich 76EM8S5-0-62 propeller that also has 180 hours since new. The seller emphasizes that the aircraft has never been out of annual inspection, with the most recent annual completed in May 2026, and maintains a "no damage history" claim alongside a complete set of logbooks for the airframe,...

Year
1981
Make
Piper
Series
Archer
Model
Archer II

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Specifications

Category
Single-Engine Piston
Intended Use
Recreational
Flight Rules
VFR

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time
6,760 hrs
Engine 1 Time
180 hrs (SMOH)
Prop 1 Time
180 hrs (SNEW)
Logbook Status
All logbooks (airframe, engine, prop, etc) since new
Inspection Status
Last annual: May 2026; Never out of annual

Avionics

GPS

Garmin 300XL - GPS (VFR only) w/backup battery

Comms

Bendix King KX-155 - w/Glideslope (NAV/COM 2)

ADSB

uAvionix ADS-B Tail Beacon - ADS-B w/WiFi access

AP

EDO-AIRE Century 21 - EDO-AIRE Autopilot Heading King Nav; Altitude Hold Autopilot w/pressure transducer

Audio

Bendix King KMA-24 - Audio Panel; NAT four place intercom

Weather

Insight Model 2000 - Strike Finder

EMS

Insight Gem 610 - Digital Engine Monitor

PFD

EDO-AIRE Century NSD 360 - EDO-AIRE NSD Slaved HSI

mf

NA

Additional Equipment

Transponder

Bendix King Transponder - Blind Encoder

ADF

Bendix King KR-86 - ADF

DME

Bendix King KN-62A - DME

Nav Indicators

Bendix King KI-202 - VOR/LOC Indicator

Instrumentation

EDO-AIRE Attitude Gyro - EDO-AIRE Digital Clock; Tachometer

Navigation

Bendix King KN-72 - VOR converter

Lighting

Whelen - strobes tail, belly, wing tips; Recognition lights wing tips; ADS-B Tail Beacon

ELT

Narco ELT 10 - ELT ELT

Antenna

Additional GPS antenna; Emergency Comm antenna with BNC connector

Engine Heater

Reif Pre Heat System

Engine Oil Separator

M20 - Oil/Air separator

Aircraft Covers

Two aircraft covers: green (winter), white (summer)

Speed Modifications

Knots 2U - Speed mods

WiFi

WiFi access on uAvionix ADS-B

Engine & Propeller

Engine Type
Piston
Engine Count
1
Engine Make
Lycoming
Engine Model
O-360-A4M
Propeller Model
Sensenich 76EM8S5-0-62

Asking Price

$120,000

Aircraft Location

Danbury, CT, USA

Listing Details

Used
For Sale

Price History

Sep 4, 2026: $120,000 - controller

Contact Seller

First Seen: Sep 4, 2026

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Asking Price

$120,000