Piper blev hårdt ramt af [[Finanskrisen 2007-2010|finanskrisen]] i slutningen af 2000'erne og oplevede atter økonomiske problemer. Den 1. maj 2009 blev virksomheden solgt til et selskab tilhørende regeringen i [[Brunei]].<ref name="AvWeb01May09">{{cite web|url = http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/piper_sold_imprimis_200303-1.html|title = Piper Has Been Sold|access-date = 2009-05-04|last = Pew|first = Glenn|author-link = |date=maj 2009}}</ref><ref name="PRnewswire05May09">{{cite web|url = http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/05-05-2009/0005019863&EDATE=|title = American Capital Realizes $31 Million Gain From Sale of Piper Aircraft|access-date = 2009-05-07|last = [[American Capital Strategies, Ltd.]]|author-link = |date = maj 2009|archive-date = 10. maj 2009|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090510041423/http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STORY=%2Fwww%2Fstory%2F05-05-2009%2F0005019863&EDATE=|url-status = dead}}</ref><ref name="FlightGlobal18Jul09">{{cite web|url = http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/07/18/329788/new-owner-brightens-outlook-for-piper.html|title = New owner brightens outlook for Piper |access-date = 2009-07-27|last = Sobie|first = Brendan|author-link = |date=juli 2009}}</ref>
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