Compare
Cessna 170B vs Piper PA-22-160 Tri-Pacer
The two side by side, from the FAA registry, the FAA's Airworthiness Directives and Service Difficulty Reports, and the NTSB's accident database. Each has a full guide: Cessna 170B, Piper PA-22-160 Tri-Pacer.
Where they differ
- The Piper PA-22-160 fleet is younger: half of those registered were built by 1958, against 1953 for the Cessna 170B.
- There are more Cessna 170Bs to choose from: 1,288 registered against 448.
- Most Cessna 170Bs have the Continental C145; most Piper PA-22-160s the Lycoming O-320.
- The Cessna 170B carries more airframe ADs with a repeat action, 1 against 0: inspections that come back for as long as the AD applies.
Side by side
| Cessna 170B | Piper PA-22-160 Tri-Pacer | |
|---|---|---|
| Registered in the US | 1,288 | 448 |
| Built | 1952 to 1956 | 1957 to 1960 |
| Half built by | 1953 | 1958 |
| Seats | 4 | 4 |
| Most common engine | Continental C145 | Lycoming O-320 |
| Typical cruise fuel burn | Not set | Not set |
| Engine overhaul intervalThe engine maker's published hours between overhauls. | Not set | 2,000 hr |
| Current airframe ADs | 10 | 24 |
| Airframe ADs with a repeat action | 1 | 0 |
| Current ADs on the main engine | 2 | 24 |
| Service Difficulty ReportsSince the year shown in each guide; per 1,000 registered today. | 3 (2.3 per 1,000) | 0 (0.0 per 1,000) |
| Most-reported system | Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section | None |
| Accidents since 2008Per 1,000 registered today, not per hour flown: a training fleet flies far more than a private one. | 108 (83.9 per 1,000) | 38 (84.8 per 1,000) |
| Fatal accidents since 2008 | 7 | 1 |
| Most common accident | Loss of control on ground | Loss of control on ground |
Report and accident counts are not rates: nobody publishes the hours each model flies, and a training fleet flies far more than a private one. Fuel burn is a typical cruise figure; the engine interval is its maker's published figure for the usual engine.
The Cessna 170B's repeat-action ADs
- 2011-10-09Requires retaining all of the actions from the previous AD and adding steps to the inspection procedures in the previous AD
The Piper PA-22-160's repeat-action ADs
No current airframe AD mentions a repeat action.
Every AD for the Piper PA-22-160Questions
- Which has more Airworthiness Directives, the Cessna 170B or the Piper PA-22-160?
- 10 current ADs name the Cessna 170B airframe and 24 the Piper PA-22-160; 1 and 0 of them have a repeat action.
- Which is newer, the Cessna 170B or the Piper PA-22-160?
- Half of the Cessna 170Bs registered were built by 1953, half of the Piper PA-22-160s by 1958.
- How do the Cessna 170B and Piper PA-22-160 accident records compare?
- 108 accidents since 2008 for the Cessna 170B (7 fatal) against 38 for the Piper PA-22-160 (1 fatal), from fleets of 1,288 and 448. Counts, not rates per hour flown.