2006 PIPER SARATOGA II TC
Description
Buy the airplane. Add the boxes – or not!
Every Saratoga II TC on the market today asks you to compromise on one of two things — the airframe or the panel. The clean, low-time examples wear GNS-era radios. The ones with modern touchscreen navigators are either high-time, non-glass, or well north of half a million dollars. N614DM is the one airplane in the fleet that lets you buy the hard part first and write the easy part yourself.
The hard part is already done and it cannot be bought later at any price: 2,090 hours since new, 410 hours since a major overhaul by Certified Engines, an overhauled turbocharger and a #1 cylinder IRAN completed in June 2026, a fresh February 2026 annual, and a life spent hangared. Around that sits the equipment that makes a turbocharged single actually useful in the high teens — 300-horsepower TIO-540, PiperAire air conditioning, a 50 cubic foot six-place oxygen system, Reiff preheat, standby battery, and 1,036 pounds of useful load in six seats with deluxe leather, a writing desk, and a refreshment console. The panel is Avidyne FlightMax Entegra glass with EMAX engine and fuel management, TAS600 active traffic, L3 WX-500 Stormscope, CMAX charts, and an S-TEC 55X with flight director, altitude and rate preselect, and GPSS. That is a complete situational-awareness airplane, not a project.
What it does not have is a current-production navigator, and that is precisely the opportunity. The market is currently paying a $40,000 to $60,000 premium for touchscreen navigators on this airframe — which is very nearly what the upgrade costs. This is that rare avionics decision a buyer gets back. Spend your money on the boxes you want. Or if your mission doesn’t require the current era WAAS navigators then fly it as is and you really are not sacrificing any utility.Specifications
Year2006
ManufacturerPIPER
ModelSARATOGA II TC
Serial Number3257434
Registration #N614DM
ConditionUsed
Total Time2,090
Airframe NotesTotal time: 2,090 hours since new (subject to change)
Engine 1 Time410 SMOH
Engine TBO2000
Engine NotesEngine: 410 hours since major overhaul by Certified Engines
Number of Blades3
Prop NotesPropeller: 1,130 hours since major overhaul
Avionics/RadiosAvidyne FlightMax Entegra primary flight display
Coupled to system 55X with altitude and rate pre-select
H.S.I / FD, altitude, rate of climb, MAP, RPM, active navigation presentations
Entegra multifunction flight situation display
EMAX - engine monitoring, fuel management
Dual Garmin GNS 430 GPS/ILS/VOR/LOC/COM
Garmin GMA-340 audio panel with marker beacon
Stratus ESG ADS-B OUT transponder
Avidyne TAS600 active traffic system
L3 WX500 StormScope
CMAX approach charts (subscription required)
Avidyne XM data receiver
XM Music receiver – portable (subscription required)
Midcontinent electric standby attitude indicator
Artex ME406 ELT
Six place intercom system
S-TEC System 55X autopilot with flight director and GPSS
Additional EquipmentPiperAire air conditioning
Pilot’s Bose powered headset jack
6-place oxygen system – 50 cu. Ft.
Standby battery
Reiff engine preheater
External power receptacle
Exterior NotesMedium concord blue metallic with pumice and blue metallic accents over white
Interior NotesLight grey deluxe leather interior
Executive writing desk
Refreshment console with portable cooler
Pilot and copilot vertically adjusting seats
Overhead passenger reading lamps
Inspection StatusUseful load: 1,036 pounds
Year2006|
ManufacturerPIPER|
ModelSARATOGA II TC|
Serial Number3257434|
Registration #N614DM|
ConditionUsed|
Total Time2,090|
Airframe NotesTotal time: 2,090 hours since new (subject to change)|
Engine 1 Time410 SMOH |
Engine TBO2000|
Engine NotesEngine: 410 hours since major overhaul by Certified Engines|
Number of Blades3|
Prop NotesPropeller: 1,130 hours since major overhaul|
Avionics/RadiosAvidyne FlightMax Entegra primary flight display
Coupled to system 55X with altitude and rate pre-select
H.S.I / FD, altitude, rate of climb, MAP, RPM, active navigation presentations
Entegra multifunction flight situation display
EMAX - engine monitoring, fuel management
Dual Garmin GNS 430 GPS/ILS/VOR/LOC/COM
Garmin GMA-340 audio panel with marker beacon
Stratus ESG ADS-B OUT transponder
Avidyne TAS600 active traffic system
L3 WX500 StormScope
CMAX approach charts (subscription required)
Avidyne XM data receiver
XM Music receiver – portable (subscription required)
Midcontinent electric standby attitude indicator
Artex ME406 ELT
Six place intercom system
S-TEC System 55X autopilot with flight director and GPSS|
Additional EquipmentPiperAire air conditioning
Pilot’s Bose powered headset jack
6-place oxygen system – 50 cu. Ft.
Standby battery
Reiff engine preheater
External power receptacle|
Exterior NotesMedium concord blue metallic with pumice and blue metallic accents over white|
Interior NotesLight grey deluxe leather interior
Executive writing desk
Refreshment console with portable cooler
Pilot and copilot vertically adjusting seats
Overhead passenger reading lamps|
Inspection StatusUseful load: 1,036 pounds|