1956 Cessna 172 Skyhawk

Price: $79,900
Year: 1956
Total time: 3,903 hours
Location: United States

Specifications

General

Manufacturer: CESSNA
Model: 172 SKYHAWK
Serial Number: 28413
Registration #: N221A
Condition: Used

Airframe

Total time: 3,903
Complete Logs: Yes

3,903 TTAF
Annual 10/01/2026 (due 10/2027)
Logbooks from new
Alaska Bushwheel tires (Form 337, Sep 2025)
Micro vortex generators on wings, horizontal and vertical tail (STC SA01646SE, Oct 2023)
Met-Co-Aire wingtips (STC)
B&M flap gap seals (Form 337, 1991)
Auto fuel STC
New elevator and rudder pulleys, aft cabin floor (Sep 2025)
All flight control cables re-rigged to Cessna specs (Jul 2025)
Secondary seat stop installed per Cessna SEB07-5
AD 2011-10-09 seat rails complied with at the 2026 annual
ELT battery due 11/2028
New Airtex headliner and carpet (Nov 2022)

Engine

Engine 1 Time: 1,425 SMOH
Engine TBO: 1800

Continental O-300-A, 145 HP, S/N 11015-D-5-A
1,425 SMOH (1,800 TBO)
Six Superior cylinders, about 320 hours since top overhaul
10/2026 compressions: 78, 79, 76, 79, 78, 77 /80
Bendix magnetos, 500-hour inspection done Nov 2022
Stratus spin-on oil filter adapter (STC SE8409SW, Jul 2025)

Propeller

McCauley fixed pitch

Avionics

ARC RT-359A transponder (91.413 Apr 2025)
[confirm nav/com, audio panel and intercom from panel photo]

Description

The seller is pleased to offer this 1956 Cessna 172 with a fresh October 2026 annual, Alaska Bushwheel tires, micro vortex generators, and strong compressions on all six cylinders. This early straight-tail fastback has logs from new and a useful backcountry setup, at an entry-level price.