This 1964 Piper Archer has 7,894 hours on the airframe, 1,136 hours on its Lycoming O-360-A3A engine, and 3,961 since new on ...

Piper’s six-seat Lance has long played second fiddle to its Saratoga successor, though the aircraft are essentially alike.

Piper Aircraft is known as one of the "Big Three" brands in general-aviation manufacturing. The company employs 1,500 in Vero Beach. U.S. Rep. Mike Haridopolos helped Piper find a tariff exemption.