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Turboprop

Piper M500

A pressurized M-Class single with a 500 shp Pratt & Whitney PT6A-42A turbine and Garmin G1000 NXi avionics.

Maximum cruise260 KTAS
Published range1,000 nm
Occupants / seats6 total seats
Piper M500 exterior photographPiper M500

Piper M500 pictured · Photo: Horacio Cambeiro · CC BY 3.0 · Original photograph ↗

AIRCRAFT INFORMATION · SOURCE REFERENCES

M500 · 2026 brochure

Manufacturer maximum figures, ISA and no wind. Maximum range is not the distance available at maximum cruise speed.

Published maximum speed, range and seating describe separate test or loading conditions. They are not simultaneously achievable mission guarantees. A pictured aircraft may be an earlier generation; its variant is identified above.

Read the specification source

Source reviewed October 28, 2026. Verify the approved aircraft flight manual for the actual aircraft.

Ownership & maintenance

Review engine program enrollment, life-limited components, inspection status, damage history, and equipment configuration with a qualified maintenance professional.

MODELS, MARKET HOURS & PRICING

Piper M500: understand the price.

A pressurized M-Class single with a 500 shp Pratt & Whitney PT6A-42A turbine and Garmin G1000 NXi avionics.

Variant reference ↗

Documented examples, not an exhaustive serial-number applicability list. Variant selection explains the aircraft; it does not automatically change a broad family price benchmark. Specifications above remain tied to their named reference variant.

Hours in the advertised market

The public reports used here do not publish average airframe or engine hours for this model. Verified listing-level hour records are needed for this statistic.

Hour statistics use fresh, verified active listings with recorded values. Aircraft without reported hours are excluded, not assigned zero. Engine-hour values are not averaged together without a consistent time-since-new or time-since-overhaul definition. Assess both engines on a twin independently.

Piper M500 · public price reference

published min/max asking range · computed range midpoint

$2,620,500

$1,750,000–$3,491,000 · published min/max asking range

Current market range, 2015–2026, 10 offered; asking not sale prices.

Guardian Jet ↗ · 2026-10-28. Dated reference; not a verified sale price or a current exact-aircraft valuation.

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What makes a price fair for this aircraft?

Exact model, year & configuration

Match the submodel, generation, engine installation, certification category and significant STCs before comparing prices.

Airframe hours & utilization

Compare total time with aircraft of the same year and mission. Training history, cycles, corrosion and inspection findings matter alongside the hour total.

Engines & propellers

Check time since overhaul, calendar age, recommended limits, records, inspection results and program coverage. For twins, assess both engines independently.

Avionics & approvals

Record exact equipment models, installation dates, autopilot functions, IFR approvals and supported software. Installation cost is not automatically recovered in resale value.

Condition, paint & interior

Use inspection findings and documented refurbishment quality, not a seller’s condition label. Distinguish cosmetic work from structural or corrosion repairs.

Records, damage & maintenance

Review complete logs, AD compliance, inspection status, damage repairs and alteration approvals. An airworthy aircraft can still differ materially from its comparables.

Location & transaction costs

Consider delivery, import/export requirements, tax, prebuy work, currency, escrow and insurance separately from the aircraft’s market value.

Use recent, genuinely comparable closed sales, a review of logbooks and a prebuy inspection to support a negotiated value. There is no universal dollar-per-hour deduction or fixed premium for a glass cockpit.

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Build a documented adjusted-price scenario

Start with a documented reference price. Enter signed dollar adjustments supported by an appraiser or comparable evidence. An upgrade invoice or repair quote does not automatically equal a market-value adjustment. These inputs calculate your scenario, not an independent fair-value appraisal.

Your adjusted-price scenario: $2,620,500

User-entered comparison scenario; no automated condition or avionics premium is assumed.

USD arithmetic: reference price plus your signed adjustments. No machine-generated condition coefficients, market-hour estimates or avionics premiums are applied. Worksheet values are not saved as market observations.

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NEW-AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURER REPORT

January–June 2026 shipments

3 new aircraft reported delivered for PA-46-500TP M500.

M500 only; not all PA-46 variants. New-aircraft shipments measure production deliveries; they do not measure preowned sales or asking prices.

GAMA · H1 2026 shipment report

Data through Jun 30, 2026 · Source date: Sep 3, 2026

Skyfort listing observations and detailed analytics · 0 eligible priced listings

The published reports above are separate from this listing dataset. Individual asking-price history, scatter plots, and completed-sale timing need verified listing-level records.

Lowest asking—No eligible price observations
Average asking—No eligible price observations
Median asking—No eligible price observations
Highest asking—No eligible price observations

0 observed active listings · 0 with eligible USD asking prices · Last eligible observation: Not available. Asking prices are not confirmed transaction values.

Historical asking-price observations

A chart built on observations.

No eligible observations for this period. We do not interpolate a market history or fill gaps with invented prices.

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Monthly median of the latest verified USD observation per listing within each month. No inferred inventory history. n=0 eligible observations; 0 source(s): No eligible historical observations.

Asking prices by model year

No sourced price observations yet.

Verified market observations have not been published for this selection. Figures will appear when licensed, source-attributed data is available.

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Latest eligible USD observation per fresh active listing. n=0 listings with a verified manufacturing year.

Asking prices by airframe hours

No sourced price observations yet.

Verified market observations have not been published for this selection. Figures will appear when licensed, source-attributed data is available.

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Latest eligible USD observation per fresh active listing. n=0 listings with recorded airframe hours.

COMPLETED SALES ≠ ACTIVE LISTING AGE

The timing behind the market.

Median active listing age
Unavailable · n=0
Verified completed-sale range
Insufficient evidence · n=0

Active listing age measures ongoing advertising. Completed-sale time requires evidence of both the listing start and closing date.

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Aircraft details & ownership context

M500 · 2026 brochure

Review engine program enrollment, life-limited components, inspection status, damage history, and equipment configuration with a qualified maintenance professional.

Manufacturer reference

Catalog research reviewed October 28, 2026. Maximum published performance depends on variant, weight, weather and mission. Verify the AFM/POH.

Verified transaction prices

No verified closing prices published.

A removed advertisement does not establish a sale or final transaction value.

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Catalog available · Market feeds awaiting connection · Public report research reviewed Oct 28, 2026. Individual listing feeds are not connected. Methodology

Latest verified USD asking observation per verified active listing, restricted to authorized published sources and source-specific freshness windows. Completed-sale durations require dated transaction evidence. Inventory / observed verified sales covers the trailing 180 days and is not total market demand. Sources: No eligible licensed sources connected.

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