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CessnaSingle-engine piston · NJ, US

1958 Cessna 172

Price
$140,000
Year
1958
Total time
6,010 hours
Location
United States
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Specifications

General

Registration
N3953F
Serial number
36853

Engine

The engine is a Continental O-300-A, six cylinder, 145 HP. and its last major overhaul was 6/15/2021

Propeller

Propeller
This Fixed Pitch Prop was Overhauled by it manuafacturer, Sensenich April 17, 2023

Equipment

Narco Mark 12-E NAV-COM (Refurbished, Including the Replacement of the LED Displays in Dec. 2010). Narco ID 824 VOR Head; Narco AT-150 Transponder. Narco AR-850 Mode C Altitude Reporter. A New TSO'd Altimeter was Installed with the Mode C Altitude Reporter. Additional Upgrades Include Cleveland Brakes, Bracket Air Filter, Front Seat Shoulder Harnesses, Sigtronics Two Place Intercom, Whalen Strobe, and ADS-B Out (uAvionix tailBeacon installed November 2019)

Interior

The interior is serviceable with seat upholstery (front and back) that was redone in the 1980's and is still in pretty good shape. A new, custom cut, full cabin length, rubber floor mat was installed in 2012. The door and side panels and headliner are original

Exterior

Exterior
This airplane needs a paint job (your chance to choose your own color scheme)

Highlights Summary

1958 Classic, straight tail, fast back, original concept Cessna 172 (no letter suffix and it wasn't called a Skyhawk yet back then either) Only 51 hours SMOH, Narco Mark 12-E Nav-Com, Mode C, NDS-B Out (uAvionix tailBeacon install 11/20/2019), new windshield, several instruments recently overhauled; recently replaced battery, and prop spinner assembly. This is a 36 Year owner. The last Annual Inspection was completed in June 2023. This airplane has been maintained in the best of flight-ready condition for its entire life. Now it's ready for you to fly it home and enjoy it for many years to come

Airframe & Power Systems Information

  • Engines
  • Loc. Make Model SMOH
  • C Continental O-300-A 51
  • SMOH done 6/15/21 @ 5959 hrs
  • Propellers
  • Loc. Make SPOH
  • C Sensenich 875

Maintenance & Condition

Well Maintained - Always in Flight Ready Condition. Flight Rules: VFR. Annual Due: June 2024. Gross Weight: 2,200 Lbs. Empty Weight: 1,328 Lbs. Useful Load: 872 Lbs. Weight of Full Fuel and Oil: 266 Lbs. Payload w/ Full Fuel & Oil: 606 Lbs

Remarks

New windshield installed December 2015. Five instruments were overhauled in 2016 - the Artificial Horizon, Directional Gyro, Tachometer, Vertical Speed Indicator, and Air Speed Indicator. The exhaust system was replaced (with two new mufflers) 358 hours ago in October 2011. The prop spinner with its backing plate replaced 2/12/2021 due to cracks. Nose gear strut overhauled in 2020. This airplane has never been operated on any fuel but AVGAS. It has been owned 36 years by the present owner who bought it from the original owner in 1988. It has always been maintained in flight ready condition for regular use in an aerial photography business. (Due to regular use, actual hours may be slightly higher than hours stated in ad.)

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