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CessnaSingle-engine piston · Concord, CA

1966 Cessna 172G Skyhawk

Price
$115,000
Year
1966
Total time
4,409 hours
Location
United States
1966 Cessna 172G Skyhawk, photo 11966 Cessna 172G Skyhawk, photo 21966 Cessna 172G Skyhawk, photo 31966 Cessna 172G Skyhawk, photo 41966 Cessna 172G Skyhawk, photo 5

Specifications

General

Sale Status
For Sale
Make/Model
CESSNA 172G SKYHAWK
Registration #
N4260L
Serial #
17254329
Total time
4409
Engine 1 Time
920 SMOH
Condition
Used
Year Painted
2026

Engine

Continental O-300-D identified in historical records. Approximately 920 hours since major overhaul, owner reported August-September 2026; verify against current engine logs.

Avionics

Garmin GMA 345 Bluetooth audio panel installed July 2025 by Aircom: new audio wiring, passenger jacks, circuit breaker and push-to-talk connections. Icom A220 and KX125 radios connected to audio panel. Whelen 9052055 red/white LED beacon and Precision Aviation PAI-700 vertical card compass installed and compensated June 2026.

Interior

2026 red/white/blue exterior renovation and paint by well-regarded Art-Craft Paint, Santa Maria. One-year warranty subject to shop written terms. Strip/preparation, anticorrosive primer, split-tone paint, registration/placards, stainless screw kit and CorrosionX treatment. Flight-control removal, balancing and reinstallation. New UV-clear windshield. Recovered dashboard/glareshield; pilot-side armrest reworked using existing leather. Split strut cuffs, elevator/stabilizer tips, rudder caps, and door/baggage-jamb refinishing.

Detailed Description

Photo note
The glareshield shown in the photos has since been completely redone.

Garmin GMA 345 Bluetooth, Icom A220 and KX125 radios; new audio wiring and passenger jacks; Whelen red/white LED beacon; PAI-700 vertical card compass; recovered dash/glareshield; split strut cuffs and exterior tips/caps.

Detailed Description

1966 Cessna 172G N4260L - $115,000. Based at Buchanan Field (KCCR), Concord, California.

Fresh 2026 red, white and blue exterior renovation and paint by well-regarded Art-Craft Paint in Santa Maria, with a one-year warranty subject to the shop's written terms. A new UV-clear windshield, refreshed cabin trim and Garmin GMA 345 Bluetooth audio panel complement this classic Skyhawk.

Over $45,000 in documented 2025-2026 paint, refurbishment, related-work and audio-panel installation invoice charges. Itemized digitized Excel records show the investment behind the aircraft.

Going in for annual inspection this month, October 2026.

Digitized maintenance history and itemized Excel records available. Historical repairs are documented, including a 1992 rudder repair and 2007 firewall/forward-fuselage repair. Original logs and supporting paperwork available for prebuy review.

Contact Jeff Trueman for details and records.

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