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Purchase price is only one part of the decision. Figures are indicative estimates at the typical market year for each model.

Decision factor	Beechcraft Baron 58View aircraft profile	Piper PA-34-220T Seneca IVView aircraft profile	Piper Seneca VView aircraft profile
Typical market year	1998	1995	2007
Estimated purchase	€523k	€360k	€454k
Annual cash cost at 80 h	€144k	€143k	€111k
Five-year cash outlay	€1.24m	€1.07m	€1.01m
Cruise speed	200 kt	182 kt	197 kt
Advertised range	1480 nm	870 nm	828 nm
Seats	6	6	6
Realistic payload	489 kg	370 kg	270 kg
Runway need	700 m	650 m	600 m
Data confidence	Normalized for direct comparison	Preliminary — verify source data before deciding	Preliminary — verify source data before deciding
Main trade-off	A fast, respected and practical piston twin, but two large engines and ageing systems create turboprop-like maintenance exposure.	A refined Seneca III development, but its small production run makes prices and parts comparisons less liquid.	Useful six-seat cabin and turbocharged redundancy, but full-fuel payload is limited and two ageing engines create major reserve exposure.

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