Piper Aviation Museum
 The museum in October 2009 | |
  Location within Pennsylvania | |
| Established | 1980s |
|---|---|
| Location | Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 41°08′03″N 77°25′37″W / 41.134030°N 77.426916°W |
| Type | Aviation museum |
| Founder |
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| President | Ronald W. Dremel[1] |
| Curator | Dr. Ira Masemore[2] |
| Website | pipermuseum |
The Piper Aviation Museum is an aviation museum at the William T. Piper Memorial Airport in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. It is focused on the history of the Piper Aircraft Corporation.
History
[edit]Originally founded in the 1980s as a part of the Lock Haven Heisey Museum, for the first ten years the museum existed in the back of a tractor trailer.[3] The museum purchased the former Piper Aircraft engineering building in late 1996.[4]
One of the two first light aircraft to circumnavigate the globe, a PA-12 named The City of Angels, was donated in mid-2006 by the museum's historian, Harry P. Mutter.[5]
The museum opened additional exhibit space in 2022.[6] The museum acquired a J3C and PA-23 in 2024 and the sole PA-47 in 2025.[7][8][9]
Exhibits
[edit]Exhibits at the museum include a display about the former Piper head of styling, Dick Clark and a flight simulator made from a PA-38.[10][11] A historical marker is also located in front of the museum.[12]
Aircraft on display
[edit]- Piper J2 Cub[13]
- Piper J3C-65 Cub[14][15]
- Piper J3C-65 Cub[16][17]
- Piper J3C-65 Cub[18][19]
- Piper J3C-65 Cub[7][20]
- Piper J4A Cub Coupe[21]
- Piper PA-8 Skycycle – replica[22]
- Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser[23]
- Piper PA-15 Vagabond[24][25]
- Piper PA-16 Clipper[26]
- Piper PA-22-108 Colt[27]
- Piper PA-22-135 Tri-Pacer[28]
- Piper PA-22-150 Tri-Pacer[29]
- Piper PA-22-160 Tri-Pacer[30]
- Piper PA-23-235 Apache[8][31]
- Piper PA-23-250 Aztec[32]
- Piper PA-24 Comanche[33][34]
- Piper PA-25 Pawnee[26]
- Piper PA-29 Papoose[35]
- Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche[36]
- Piper PA-31P-350 Mojave – In storage[37]
- Piper PA-31T Cheyenne – In storage[38]
- Piper PA-38 Tomahawk[39]
- Piper PA-41P Aztec[40]
- Piper PA-47 PiperJet[9]
- Piper PT-1[41]
References
[edit]- ^ "Piper Aviation Museum Foundation Board of Directors". Piper Aviation Museum. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
- ^ "Piper Museum Archives". Piper Aviation Museum. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
- ^ "Piper Aviation Museum History and 20th Anniversery [sic] Celebration". Piper Aviation Museum. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
- ^ "Piper Museum Foundation Acquires Building, Prepares for Opening". November 11, 1996. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
- ^ Sargent, Sparky Barnes (August 2006), "A 1947 Global Flyer: The City of Angels" (PDF), Vintage Airplane, vol. 34, no. 8, pp. 8–15, retrieved November 22, 2024
- ^ "The John Bryerton Room dedicated at Piper Aviation Museum". The Express. August 27, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
- ^ a b "Piper Aviation Museum Receives Another Airplane Donation". May 2, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
- ^ a b "Piper Museum Receives Donation of 1962 Apache". Lock Haven Express. June 18, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
- ^ a b Hanley, Breanna (June 19, 2025). "Piper Aviation Museum Adds to "One of a Kind" Collection". Lock Haven Express. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
- ^ "Piper Aviation Museum dedicates new exhibit to Piper Aircraft's Dick Clark". Lock Haven Express. April 14, 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
- ^ Hanley, Breanna (February 21, 2025). "Taking flight: Piper Museum upgrades flight simulator; dedicated to long time board member". Lock Haven Express. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
- ^ Hanley, Breanna (June 18, 2024). "Heritage Preserved". Lock Haven Express. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
- ^ "Airframe Dossier - Taylorcraft J-2 Cub, c/n 1755, c/r N19555". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
- ^ "Piper Museum Happenings". Lock Haven Express. July 31, 2017. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
- ^ "FAA REGISTRY [N2038M]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
- ^ "Historic L-4 plane donated to Piper Aviation Museum". Lock Haven Express. November 7, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
- ^ "FAA REGISTRY [N33523]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
- ^ "Family of Ray Gorham makes generous donation to Piper Museum". Lock Haven Express. May 25, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
- ^ "FAA Registry [N3393N]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
- ^ "FAA Registry [N6653H]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
- ^ "FAA REGISTRY [N22881]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
- ^ "Piper Aviation Museum Receives Rare Hand Built Donation". The Record Online. July 29, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
- ^ "FAA REGISTRY [N8671M]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
- ^ "Vagabond Donation To Piper Aviation Museum". Piper Aviation Museum. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
- ^ "FAA REGISTRY [N4355H]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
- ^ a b "Piper Aviation Museum gains two new planes, expands exhibit space for future airplane donations". The Record Online. August 2, 2023. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
- ^ Bottorf, Chase (May 14, 2022). "Piper Colt returns to factory, decades after first being built". The Express. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ "FAA REGISTRY [N1301C]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
- ^ "FAA REGISTRY [N3840P]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
- ^ "FAA REGISTRY [N9243D]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
- ^ "FAA Registry [N4916P]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
- ^ "Airframe Dossier - Piper PA-23-250 Aztec, c/n 27-4788, c/r N14230". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
- ^ "Piper Aviation Museum receives historic gift of rare Comanche 400". Piper Aviation Museum. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
- ^ "FAA REGISTRY [N8400P]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
- ^ "Airframe Dossier - Piper PA-29 Papoose, c/n 29-01, c/r N2900M". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
- ^ "FAA Registry [N8515Y]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
- ^ "Airframe Dossier - Piper PA-31P-350 Mojave, c/n 31P8414002, c/r N9198Y". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
- ^ "Airframe Dossier - Piper PA-31T3, c/n 31T-1, c/r N7500L". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
- ^ "Airframe Dossier - Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk, c/n 38-79A0328, c/r N2476D". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
- ^ "Airframe Dossier - Piper PA-41P Pressurized Aztec, c/n 41P-1, c/r N9941P". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
- ^ "FAA REGISTRY [N4300]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
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