Piper Aircraft PA-42 1000 Cheyenne 400 for sale: listings and price

Piper Aircraft PA-42 1000 Cheyenne 400 for sale: listings and price · Jet Tracker

Acquisition price · pre-owned market

limited data4 active listings (global)Jet Tracker curation · 4 sources · 04/06/2026

US$ 1.1 miR$ 5.5 mi

market medianaging ≈ −0.3%/yr−51% vs Turbohélice Twin Medium median

Entry

US$ 990.0 mil

model year 1984

Best value

US$ 999.0 mil

model year 1987

Top of range

US$ 1.4 mi

model year 1985

Basis

Valuation

Bluebook + market

Minimum

US$ 990.0 mil

R$ 5.0 mi

Median

US$ 1.1 mi

R$ 5.5 mi

Maximum

US$ 1.5 mi

R$ 7.8 mi

Depreciation curve by year of manufacture

CAGR +0.3%/yr·1984→1987

Market median by vintage (USD). Light-blue band = min/max range observed across real listings. Points without reliable public listings (n ≤ 1) use Bluebook/curve interpolation and are flagged as lower confidence.

4 of 4 points with reduced confidence (n ≤ 1 listing observed). The estimate for these years comes from Aircraft Bluebook / market-curve interpolation, not from direct listings.

Landed in Brazil

Index ≈ ×1.09 to ×1.36 on the aircraft value, already with ferry, ANAC nationalization and ICMS.

Air taxi

US$ 1.1 mi – 1.8 mi

R$ 5.5 mi – 9.0 mi · ICMS Agreement 75/91 · ~4 to 5%

Private use

US$ 1.2 mi – 2.1 mi

R$ 6.2 mi – 10.6 mi · ICMS ~18 to 25%

Market estimate: value + ferry + ANAC nationalization + ICMS, no legal review. Federal taxes (II/IPI/PIS/COFINS) ~0% for aircraft (NCM 88.02); the weight is the state ICMS, higher for private use.

Cost per flight hour

Operate · owned

US$ 1.3 mil/h

R$ 6.4 mil/h · Variable/h

Fixed/yr: US$ 362.4 mil
Total/h @ 400 hrs/yr: US$ 2.2 mil/h

Charter · 🌎 World

US$ 1.5 mil – 1.9 mil/h

R$ 7.6 mil – 9.7 mil/h

Charter · 🇧🇷 Brazil

US$ 1.9 mil – 2.6 mil/h

R$ 9.7 mil – 13.2 mil/h

Operate = direct cost/hour (fuel + maintenance + engine); excludes fixed costs (hangar, crew, insurance). World ~$1,600/hr typical (Mercury Jets); band reflects operator/engine-reserve variation. No BR-specific charter rate found for this rare model on Flapper/FlightMarket; BR band is an estimate applying the usual ~1.3-1.5x BR turboprop premium over US charter and is NOT directly sourced.

How we read this price · 4 sources · researched 04/06/2026

Rare twin turboprop (only 44 built, prod ended 1991). Median anchored on Avg. Pre-Owned $1,082,500 (aircraftcostcalculator via aviacost mirror, 2026) which matches planephd typical ~$1.07M. Min $990k from 1984/1986 asking listings (GlobalAir/Controller indexed). Max $1,526,245 = planephd PAPI estimate for 1984-85 (as of 2026-03-01); Controller live range tops near $1.5M. Variable DOC $2,345/hr (aviacost, 120 gal/hr). Sources accessed 2026-06-04; Controller/aircraftcostcalculator blocked direct WebFetch (403), values taken from search-indexed snippets and the aviacost mirror.

planephd - PA-42-1000 Cheyenne 400LS valuation, Fetched 2026-06-04: PAPI price estimate $1,526,245 (model years 1984-1985, as of 2026-03-01); variable cost data.
aviacost (aircraftcostcalculator mirror) - Cheyenne 400LS, Fetched 2026-06-04: Avg. Pre-Owned $1,082,500; variable cost $2,345/hr at 120 gal/hr; annual budget $927,875 at 325 hrs/yr.
GlobalAir - Cheyenne 400LS PA-42-1000 for sale + spec, Fetched 2026-06-04: 44 built, production ended 1991; asking-price data points $990k-$999k surfaced via search index.
Controller.com - Piper Cheyenne 400LS listings

Market estimates for guidance only, not a firm quote. Confirm the value with a broker/appraiser before any transaction.