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PIPERSingle-engine piston · Taos, NM

1968 Piper Cherokee 140/160

Price
$47,500
Year
1968
Total time
5,562 hours
Location
United States

Specifications

General

Sale Status
For Sale
Make/Model
PIPER CHEROKEE 140/160
Registration #
N6742J
Serial #
28-24827
Total time
5562
Engine 1 Time
1551 SMOH
Prop 1 Time
746 SPOH
Useful Load
700 lb
Condition
Used
Year Painted
2003
Interior Year
2017

Detailed Description

20 Dec 2001, Show Low, AZ. Solo student hard landing in a gust. Left wing contacted the runway, nose gear sheared, propeller damaged. No injuries. NTSB LAX02LA057. Repaired. The 5 Apr 2003 airframe entry records the repair, including a left outboard forward wing-skin repair, and says see 337 that date. Engine opened 15 Apr 2003, tach 1595.29 and 816.5 since overhaul, and reassembled on a yellow-ta

pitot-static, altimeter, and transponder checks overdue since 28 Jan 2020. Not IFR. Recertify transponder before use. Deferred or monitor: corrosion beyond the replaced seat rail, crankcase weep, cylinder oil weep, high idle, one instrument light. Nose strut serviced, watch for leaks. Oil-cooler lines secured, not replaced; check movement at next oil change.

Detailed Description

1968 Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee, N6742J, S/N 28-24827. Taos Regional (KSKX), El Prado, NM. $47,500. No trades. Owner relocating.

AFTT 5,562.2. Tach 488.1. Hobbs 1,198.1.

Lycoming O-320-E2A, S/N L23281-27A, 160 hp Ly-Con STC SE00252SE, 337 on file, 100LL. SMOH 1,551.1. Compressions 78/80, 68/80, 72/80, 78/80. Sensenich M74DM, S/N 29317, SPOH 746.

Annual 10 Aug 2026, Santa Fe Aero Services, SO-26-0354, Carlos A. Garzon M., A&P-3672156-IA. ADs through that date. Returned to service. Both windshields, ACK E-04 406 ELT (battery to June 2031), battery, all four engine mounts, oil and fuel hoses except oil-cooler lines, brake hoses and reseal, co-pilot outboard seat rail, oil-fill tube, nose-gear axle, filters, left wing bottom skin doubler per Piper SRM, prop nicks dressed and faces painted, track good.

Six-pack, two King KX 170B, Stratus ADS-B In/Out, Davtron. 25 gal/side. Wheel pants. Front seats reupholstered 2017; remaining interior original gray vinyl. Older cream and blue paint.

Logs, 337, and shop order available. Local contact can open it. Pre-buy welcome. Both owners will sign.

Thad Stevens

Kskx

Aircraft record

N6742J

Registration

Registration
N6742J
Registered as
Piper PA-28-140
Year
1968
Serial number
28-24827
Engine
Lycoming 0-320 Series · 180 hp
Certificate
Standard
Airworthiness date
1968-08-22
Registered since
2017-05-16
Registration valid to
2027-05-31
Status
Valid

Accidents and incidents

None on record