Each day, the team at Aircraft For Sale picks an airplane that catches our attention because it is unique, represents a good deal, or has other interesting qualities. You can read Aircraft For Sale: Today’s Top Pick at FLYINGMag.com daily.
Today’s Top Pick is a 1948 Piper PA-14 Family Cruiser.
Some aircraft designs are so foundational that they create entire legacies. Piper’s J-3 Cub is a perfect example, having introduced generations of pilots to the joys of stick-and-rudder flying.
It’s simple, rugged, and honest design made it an icon.
A few years after the J-3, Piper sought to expand on the Cub’s success by creating a more practical version that could carry more people. The result was the PA-14 Family Cruiser, which widened the fuselage to accommodate four seats.
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While produced for only a single year, the PA-14 combined the Cub’s adventurous spirit with four-place utility, making it a rare and sought-after classic.
The aircraft for sale today takes that utility to another level. With extensive modifications for bush flying and a more powerful engine, it represents a highly capable version of this already unique model. This PA-14 is waiting for the right pilot—one who wants a classic taildragger with unmatched versatility for adventures on both land and water.
This 1948 Piper PA-14 has 11,117 hours on the airframe and 749 hours since major overhaul on its 160 hp Lycoming O-320-A2B engine. The aircraft is heavily modified for backcountry utility, featuring PA-18 landing gear with 26-inch Goodyear tires, seaplane doors on both sides, extended baggage, and extended wings. A set of EDO 2000 floats is also included with the sale.
The VFR panel is equipped with a Garmin Aera 500 GPS for navigation, a King KY-92 com radio, and Artex 345 ELT.
Pilots looking for a rare and exceptionally capable classic aircraft for backcountry and floatplane adventures should consider this 1948 Piper PA-14 Family Cruiser, which is available for $100,000 on AircraftForSale.
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