N8063C – Piper PA-28-181 Archer II – PARTner 91 Arizona Aircraft

1975 Piper PA-28-181
Archer II
N8063C

Garmin GPS Nav,
no damage history,
ready to fly

$119,000 USD

The incredibly popular and affordable Piper Archer is just the right balance of power and payload.

The Piper PA-28-181 Archer is one of America's most popular aircraft due to its excellent flight characteristics, affordability, reliability, and robust design. No other aircraft, in its class, balances power and payload so well as the 4-seat, 180 horsepower Piper PA-28 aircraft.

This Piper PA-28-181 Archer II N8063C is a "no known damage history" aircraft with moderately low airframe hours, a mid-time factory rebuilt engine, a modest IFR panel, and complete logbooks from day one. Many of these aircraft have been subjected to flight school abuse and have accumulated many airframe hours. However, N8063C appears to have never done flight school duty, as evidenced by logbook entries and the overall appearance of the aircraft. The aircraft is always hangared and has lived much of its life in Arizona and Southern California over the past several decades.

Please carefully review the specs, the detailed high resolution image gallery, and the walkaround video below. A significant effort has been made to fully review logbooks and document the specifications and history of this aircraft. If you reach out to me, I can digitally share all logbooks and important documents.

General Specifications

Power (Lycoming O-360-A4M):	180 HP	Recommended Engine TBO:	2000 HRS
Service Ceiling:	13,650 FT	Fuel Capacity (useable):	48 GAL
Wingspan:	35 FT 0 IN	Height:	7 FT 4 IN
Takeoff Distance (ideal):	870 FT	Landing Distance (ideal):	925 FT
Optimum Cruise Speed:	129 KTAS	Optimum Cruising Range:	670 NM
Rate of Climb:	735 FPM	Vso (Stall, Dirty):	49 KIAS

These specifications were gathered from a variety of sources, including a POH, and are subject to buyer confirmation.

Numbers at a Glance

Born On (Airworthiness Cert):	19 Dec 1975
Factory Serial Number:	28-7690100
Flight Rules:	IFR
Total Time on Airframe (TTAF):	5335 hrs
Engine Since 2015 Factory Rebuild (SFRM):	1170 hrs
TBO (Lycoming O-360-A4M):	2000 hrs
Prop Time Since New (SNEW):	1440 hrs
Gross Weight:	2550 lbs
Empty Weight:	1528 lbs
Useful Load:	1022 lbs
Next Annual Insp Due:	Feb 2026
Transponder (91.413) Due:	Nov 2027
Pitot/Static (91.411) Due:	Nov 2027

Hours are a close approximation and will change as aircraft is flown.

Summary

Aircraft hangared at Phoenix Deer Valley Municipal Airport (KDVT), 12 nm NNW of Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport (KPHX)
Always hangared
No damage history
Full logbook review revealed no red flags, and a very mundane history (that's a good thing)
NTSB reports no accidents or incidents
Mid-time engine (1170 hrs) on factory rebuild in 2015
1998 Imron paint
All ADs C/W - AD Compliance Report available digitally with logs
Logbooks are clean and complete, from day one, well organized, and available digitally upon request

Avionics and Equipment

Garmin GPS175 touchscreen GPS Navigator
Dual Bendix/King KX155 nav/comm radios
Bendix/King KI-209A GPS/VOR/LOC Indicator
Bendix/King KI-208 VOR/LOC Indicator
Bendix/King KN-64 DME
King KR-86 ADF
Garmin GTX345 Transponder w/ ADS-B In and Out
PS Engineering PM6000M Audio Panel
RC Allen Digital Attitude Indicator
PAI-700 Vertical Card Compass
Mid Continent CH93HP clock
Piper Autoflite II autopilot (INOP)
Aerospace Logic CHT and EGT monitor (recent)
ACK E-04 406 MHz ELT (recent)
Dual USB power plugs (X2) (STC)
Sensenich 76EM855 2-blade aluminum prop
Steve's Aircraft fuel sump (STC)
Medeco high security locks (cabin and baggage doors)
Whelen Parmetneus Plus LED landing light
Tail beacon converted to LED (recent)
LP Aero Plastics heavy gauge front and side windows (replaced originals)

Aircraft Evaluation

As the broker, I make a significant effort to represent an aircraft in as much detail as possible. I share with you not only the benefits and features I've discovered, but also the issues or concerns that I found during my extensive intake and deep logbook review process. I present dozens of detailed, high resolution images, and an extensive walkaround video. Please review this material in detail. All logbooks and other important documents are professionally scanned, well organized, and available for your review.

My goal is that any Buyer making the effort to look at an aircraft in person can first see the aircraft "virtually" on this web page.

Exterior - Overall, the exterior looks good on this Archer II. During the intake process, I noted no evidence of hangar rash, hail, or any other major damage. The sheet aluminum is straight, and the engine cowlings are straight and in good shape. There are several minor dings on control surfaces, barely noticeable if I didn't point them out to you (they are visible in the images below if you zoom in).

Exterior paint is "fair to good", and perfectly acceptable for years to come, particularly if the aircraft is continued to be hangared. There is some evidence of fading in some areas on the dark green, as to be expected for paint that is more than 20 years old. There are several areas of chipped paint, but no major issues. Professional treatment of the paint is likely to bring lots of life back to it, and is a great "sweat equity" way to improve this nice Archer.

The Plexiglas appears bright and haze-free on all windows, consistent with having been replaced several years back and always being hangared.

The Image Gallery (below) contains close-up, detailed, high resolution images so that you can get a better idea of the aircraft exterior condition.

Instrument Panel - The basic "six pack" IFR panel on Six Three Charlie is modest and clean. A recently upgraded Garmin GPS175 adds tremendous value to the panel, and with a pair of the venerable KX155 nav/com radios, and a King DME, the aircraft is nicely qualified for IFR training and flight.

The upgraded Garmin GTX345 ADS-B In/Out Transponder provides access to dual-link ADS-B "In" traffic and subscription-free weather. These services are accessible wirelessly with your favorite EFB such as ForeFlight.

Please refer to the "Avionics and Equipment" list above for complete details of all avionics, and to the Image Gallery below for close-up images.

Interior - The interior is well appointed. The condition of the leather and carpet up front is "fair" but 100% useable. These issues are easily addressed by an owner for relatively low cost, though. The plastics and headliner are in reasonable condition and can use some deep cleaning. The door panels and side panels are in good condition.