Piper PA-23
| PA-23 Apache/Aztec | |
|---|---|
| PA-23 Aztec | |
| General information | |
| Type | Twin-engined light piston utility |
| Manufacturer | Piper Aircraft |
| Number built | 6,976 |
| History | |
| Manufactured | 1952–1981 |
| Introduction date | 1954 |
| First flight | 2 March 1952 |
The Piper PA-23, named Apache and later Aztec, is an American four- to six-seat twin-engined general aviation light aircraft, used also in small numbers by the United States Navy and military forces in other countries. Originally designed as the Twin Stinson in the 1950s by the Stinson Aircraft Company, it was produced as the Apache and a more powerful version, the Aztec, by Piper Aircraft in the United States from the 1950s to the 1980s.