PA 20 Serial number and year of manufacture

[SMO22]

My plane has a tag like this one with a date on it.

[dgapilot]

The required fields on the data plate changed in 1949 if I recall. The date dropped off as a required field


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[SMO22]

What does the correct plate for pacer and tripacer look like?

[Gilbert Pierce]

My Clipper, 1949, tag has no date.

[Johan]

My Pacer has no date either.

[Gilbert Pierce]

Clipper Factory Build Doc.jpgHere is what is on the Factory Record for My Clipper

[Johan]

Hi all,
So after stripping my aircraft life got in the way and I saw that it was going to take too much time to get flying, I bought another to get into the air. Now I have as much time as I need to rebuild the the other plane

[dgapilot]

What does the correct plate for pacer and tripacer look like?

I’m not sure when Piper changed from the data plate shown in post #11, but early in the 1950s. My ‘57 TriPacer had the larger rectangular plate on the right front floor board. Both Clippers I’ve had had the smaller plate shown in post #11 back in the tail held in place with welding wire. I know the 1950 Pacers had the smaller plate in the tail as well. The regulations changed in November of 1950 requiring a “fireproof” data plate, but I think Piper had an exemption and was allowed to use up their stock of aluminum plates for a while after that.


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