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Piper Aviation Museum
The museum in October 2009
Piper Aviation Museum is located in Pennsylvania
Piper Aviation Museum
Location within Pennsylvania
Established1980s
LocationLock Haven, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates41°08′03″N 77°25′37″W / 41.134030°N 77.426916°W / 41.134030; -77.426916
TypeAviation museum
Founders
  • Calvin Arter
  • Bob Edmonson
  • Genny Edmonson
  • William Piper, Jr.
PresidentRon Dremel[1]
CuratorDr. Ira Masemore[2]
Websitepipermuseum.com

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

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Efforts to establish a museum dedicated to Piper aircraft began in 1984, following the company's decision to close the Lock Haven factory in March. Later that year, at a dinner with Piper distributors, Cal Arter, a company test pilot, announced plans to acquire a tractor trailer to create a mobile display. A 42-foot (13 m) trailer was donated by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission in 1986 and for ten years it existed as a branch of the Lock Haven Heisey Museum.[3][4] Then, in late 1996, the museum purchased the former Piper Aircraft engineering building.[5]

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.[6]

The museum opened additional exhibit space in 2022.[7] The museum acquired a J3C and PA-23 in 2024 and the sole PA-47 in 2025.[8][9][10] It announced plans for a 9,600-square-foot (890 m2) expansion in 2026.[11]

Exhibits

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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.[12][13] A historical marker is also located in front of the museum.[14]

Aircraft on display

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References

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  1. ↑ Aucker, Mackenzie (March 6, 2026). "Piper Aviation Museum Celebrates 40th Anniversary with Expansion Project". WNEP. Retrieved June 28, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Piper Museum Archives". Piper Aviation Museum. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Piper Aviation Museum History and 20th Anniversery [sic] Celebration". Piper Aviation Museum. Archived from the original on June 25, 2020. Retrieved June 28, 2026.
  4. ↑ Jameson, Laura (June 12, 2026). "Aviation Museum Board Members Talk Impact of Local Staple". Lock Haven Express. Retrieved June 28, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Piper Museum Foundation Acquires Building, Prepares for Opening". November 11, 1996. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  6. ↑ 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
  7. ↑ "The John Bryerton Room dedicated at Piper Aviation Museum". The Express. August 27, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  8. 1 2 "Piper Aviation Museum Receives Another Airplane Donation". The Express. May 2, 2024. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
  9. 1 2 "Piper Museum Receives Donation of 1962 Apache". Lock Haven Express. June 18, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  10. 1 2 Hanley, Breanna (June 19, 2025). "Piper Aviation Museum Adds to "One of a Kind" Collection". Lock Haven Express. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  11. ↑ Ryan, Matt (March 3, 2026). "Piper Aviation Museum Marks 40 Years With Planned Expansion". AvWeb. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Piper Aviation Museum dedicates new exhibit to Piper Aircraft's Dick Clark". Lock Haven Express. April 14, 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  13. ↑ 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.
  14. ↑ Hanley, Breanna (June 18, 2024). "Heritage Preserved". Lock Haven Express. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Taylorcraft J-2 Cub, c/n 1755, c/r N19555". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  16. ↑ "Piper Museum Happenings". Lock Haven Express. July 31, 2017. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  17. ↑ "FAA REGISTRY [N2038M]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  18. ↑ "Historic L-4 plane donated to Piper Aviation Museum". Lock Haven Express. November 7, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  19. ↑ "FAA REGISTRY [N33523]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  20. ↑ "Family of Ray Gorham makes generous donation to Piper Museum". Lock Haven Express. May 25, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  21. ↑ "FAA Registry [N3393N]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  22. ↑ "FAA Registry [N6653H]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  23. ↑ "FAA REGISTRY [N22881]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  24. ↑ "Piper Aviation Museum Receives Rare Hand Built Donation". The Record Online. July 29, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  25. ↑ "FAA REGISTRY [N8671M]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  26. ↑ "Vagabond Donation To Piper Aviation Museum". Piper Aviation Museum. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  27. ↑ "FAA REGISTRY [N4355H]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  28. 1 2 "Piper Aviation Museum gains two new planes, expands exhibit space for future airplane donations". The Record Online. August 2, 2023. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  29. ↑ Bottorf, Chase (May 14, 2022). "Piper Colt returns to factory, decades after first being built". The Express. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  30. ↑ "FAA REGISTRY [N1301C]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  31. ↑ "FAA REGISTRY [N3840P]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  32. ↑ "FAA REGISTRY [N9243D]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  33. ↑ "FAA Registry [N4916P]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  34. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Piper PA-23-250 Aztec, c/n 27-4788, c/r N14230". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  35. ↑ "Piper Aviation Museum receives historic gift of rare Comanche 400". Piper Aviation Museum. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  36. ↑ "FAA REGISTRY [N8400P]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  37. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Piper PA-29 Papoose, c/n 29-01, c/r N2900M". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  38. ↑ "FAA Registry [N8515Y]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  39. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Piper PA-31P-350 Mojave, c/n 31P8414002, c/r N9198Y". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  40. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Piper PA-31T3, c/n 31T-1, c/r N7500L". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  41. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk, c/n 38-79A0328, c/r N2476D". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  42. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Piper PA-41P Pressurized Aztec, c/n 41P-1, c/r N9941P". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  43. ↑ "FAA REGISTRY [N4300]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
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