The Piper PA-34 Seneca is a twin-engined light aircraft, produced in the United States by Piper Aircraft. It has been in non-continuous production since 1971.

Operators

thumb|A Piper Seneca II with the engine cowl removed

Civil

The aircraft is popular with air charter companies and small feeder airlines, and is operated by private individuals and companies. One notable civil operator is Eid Air Aviation, a flight school located in Bromont, Canada

Military

;Brazil

  • Brazilian Air Force (EMB 810C Seneca)

;Belize

  • Belize Defence Force Air Wing
  • National Army of Colombia

;Honduras

  • Honduran Air Force

;Indonesia

  • Indonesian Navy

;Panama

  • Panamanian Public Forces

;Peru

  • Peruvian Air Force

Notable accidents and incidents

  • On 2 August 1978 a Seneca carrying Richard D. Obenshain home from an election campaign event crashed while attempting a night-time landing at the Chesterfield County Airport (a general aviation airport near Richmond, Virginia), killing Obenshain and the other two people on board.
  • On 30 January 2009 a Piper PA-34-200T Seneca crashed near KHTS in a snowstorm. The pilot was trying to divert to KHTS due to a fuel emergency; all six aboard were killed.
  • On 18 August 2012 a PA-34-200 Seneca crashed off the coast of Masbate, Philippines, killing Philippine Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo.

Specifications (PA-34-220T Seneca V)

frameless|right|3-view line drawing of the Piper PA-34-200 Seneca

See also

References

;Notes

;Bibliography

  • English, Adrian J. "Air Power Analysis:Central America and the Caribbean:Panama". World Air Power Journal, Volume 32 Spring 1998. London:Aerospace Publishing. pp. 142–157. . ISSN 0959-7050.
  • Taylor, John W.R. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1976-77. London:Jane's Yearbooks, 1976, .
  • The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. Piper PA-34-200 Seneca Airplane Service Manual; Manual Part Number 753-817, dated October 30, 2003.
  • Westerhuis, Rogier. "Fuerza Aérea Ecuatoriana". Air International, May 2000, Vol. 58, No. 5. pp. 277–281. .
  • "World's Air Forces 1988".Flight International, 3 December 1988. pp. 22–87.
  • The Piper PA-34 Seneca V - Aircraft images and seat map