The PA-23 Aztec market this morning
What does a used PA-23 Aztec ask right now?
With 5 for sale this morning, the Piper PA-23 Aztec is the 60th most-listed piston type on Barnstormers and second to the Piper PA-28 Cherokee among Piper types. 3 were listed in the last 30 days and 4 came down, a faster churn than the piston twins average. 3 of them are in FL.
Only 3 of the 5 live listings carry a price; the rest say call or make offer, which is common on this type. The distribution below fills in as priced ads appear.
2 sellers cut price in the last 30 days, 40% of the live fleet against 27% across every type we track; the average cut took 8% off the ask. That is the highest cut rate of any Piper type here right now.
Written from this morning's figures and how they compare with the other types on the site. It changes as the market does.
By variant
| Variant | Seen | Live | Median ask |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA-23-250 | 4 | 0 | — |
| Aztec F | 3 | 1 | $120,000 |
| Aztec D | 3 | 1 | $86,000 |
Only listings whose title names a variant. Median is over live, priced listings of that variant.
Asking price distribution
Too few priced listings to draw a distribution yet.
Asking prices as typed by the seller. "Call" and "make offer" are counted as unpriced.
Median asking by decade
| Built | Seen | Median ask | Cut rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3 | $65,000 | 0% |
| 1960s | 7 | $75,000 | 57% |
| 1970s | 3 | $120,000 | 0% |
| 1980s | 1 | $129,000 | 0% |
Year is read from the seller's title, so 36% of PA-23 Aztec listings don't have one. They count everywhere else on this page but not in this table.
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Buyer's notes
About the Piper PA-23 Aztec
What it is
The PA-23 Aztec is Piper's six-seat light twin, built from 1960 to 1981, and it grew out of the PA-23 Apache, the four-seat 150 and 160 hp twin of the 1950s. The Aztec put 250 hp Lycoming O-540s on a bigger, longer version of the same airframe: a welded steel-tube cabin structure with aluminum skins over it, a fat wing, hydraulic gear and flaps and a nose that grew with each revision. Roughly five thousand Aztecs were built.
Owners call it the Aztruck and mean it kindly. It hauls a real load, it is one of the most docile twins on one engine, it lands on grass and gravel without fuss, and it does all of that at the cost of speed and fuel. The controls are heavy and the cabin is wide and noisy.
Variants that matter for price
Sellers list the model letter after the horsepower: PA-23-250 Aztec A through F. The early A has the short nose and five seats. The B from 1962 stretched the nose, added the sixth seat and the nose baggage compartment. The C from 1964 moved to fuel-injected IO-540s and offered the first turbocharged version, and the D, E and F followed, with a longer nose on the E and trim improvements on the F. Turbo Aztecs bring a premium and cost more to maintain. Late E and F models with a good autopilot and deiced surfaces sit at the top. Apaches sit far below any Aztec and are bought as cheap multi-engine time builders. Engine and prop time carry more weight than the letter, since two overhauls are expensive.
What buyers check
Corrosion in the steel-tube structure hiding under the aluminum skin is the well-known one. The tubing is inspected at the tail cone, the belly, the wing carry-through and around the cabin floor, and a good pre-buy on an Aztec involves pulling panels that a general shop would leave alone. The hydraulic system that runs the gear and flaps uses a single engine-driven pump with a hand pump for backup, and the pump, the actuators and the power pack are inspected for leaks. Fuel is stored in bladder cells in the wings, up to four of them, and old bladders leak; replaced bladders with paperwork are a strong selling point. The combustion heater has a well-known recurring inspection and either works with paperwork or is a bill. The nose gear, the exhaust (especially on turbos) and the prop hubs also get attention. A modern autopilot, working deice and engine monitors add value. An annual on an Aztec is not cheap and tends to find hydraulic seeps, exhaust cracks, worn gear bushings and something in the fuel system.
Who it suits
The Aztec suits a pilot who needs six seats or a lot of cargo, wants two engines and will trade speed and fuel for a cabin that carries what fits through the door. It is not fast for its power and it is not cheap to feed. Buyers cross-shop the Beech Baron 55, the Cessna 310, the Piper Seneca and, for a lighter and more economical option, the Twin Comanche.
How much does a used Piper PA-23 Aztec cost?
Asking prices on Barnstormers this morning run from $75,000 to $120,000, and the median is $86,000. The middle half of the 3 priced listings sit between $75,000 and $86,000. These are asking prices, not sale prices.
How many Piper PA-23 Aztecs are for sale right now?
5 on Barnstormers as of Oct 18, 2026. 3 were listed in the last 30 days and 4 came down. PlaneSnipe has tracked 22 since Jul 19, 2026.
How long does a Piper PA-23 Aztec take to sell?
Not enough PA-23 Aztec listings have both appeared and closed yet to say. The survivor rate appears here once the cohort is large enough.
How often do Piper PA-23 Aztec sellers cut the price?
2 price cuts in the last 30 days against 5 live listings, averaging 8% off the previous ask. Cuts are logged when the asking price drops between two consecutive mornings.
Last 30 days
Which PA-23 Aztec sellers cut their price in the last 30 days?
| Aircraft | Where | Listed | Asking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piper Aztec D 6,134 TtsnOct 16 | FL | 29 d | $89,000$86,000−3% |
| 1966 Piper PA-23C Turbo AztecOct 15 | FL | 29 d | $85,000$75,000−12% |
For sale now
Which PA-23 Aztecs are for sale right now?
Newest first. Days listed is counted from the morning we first saw the ad; listings that predate Jul 19, 2026 show the day we started watching.
| Aircraft | Where | Listed | Cuts | Asking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 Piper Aztec F | FL | 2 d | – | $120,000 |
| 1966 Piper PA-23C Turbo Aztec | FL | 29 d | 1 | $75,000 |
| Piper Aztec D 6,134 Ttsn | FL | 29 d | 1 | $86,000 |
| Aztec New Nose Gear 31793-000 | NJ | 69 d | – | $1,800 |
| Aztec Nomad Inc. For Sale | — | 91 d | – | see ad |
Cross-shop
What else does a PA-23 Aztec buyer look at?
Other Piper types with a page here, then the same class at a similar asking price.
Geography and method
Where are the PA-23 Aztecs, and how are they counted?
Where they are
How we count
Barnstormers piston categories are read once a day. A listing is "delisted" after it is missing on two consecutive mornings. Days listed starts the morning we first saw the ad, so listings that predate Jul 19, 2026 are excluded from time-on-market figures. Prices are asking prices as typed by the seller. Nothing here is an appraisal. Full methodology.