1962 Cessna 182E Skylane

Description

1962 Cessna 182E Skylane — N3035YAsking$129,500 • Located at KTRK (Truckee, CA) • Full logbooks in hand • Always hangared • Fresh annual through November 2026

Quick specs

Airframe

4,000 hours total time on a 1962 airframe means this Skylane has averaged just over 60 hours a year — light use for a 60-year-old airplane. Hangared continuously for at least the last 15 years, first at Oakland (KOAK) for approximately a decade and at Truckee (KTRK) for the last five. Complete logbooks in hand and available for inspection.

Powerplant

Continental O-470-R with 1,200 hours since major overhaul. TBO is 1,500 hours. Compressions and oil analysis history available on request. Engine runs strong and starts easily.

Propeller — recent investment

Hartzell 3-blade scimitar Top Prop (PHC-G3YF-1RF) with only 205 hours SNEW. This STC'd conversion is worth ~$13,000 in kit cost alone and delivers noticeably better climb performance (~8.5% over the original two-blade) and a smoother cabin. Essentially a like-new prop on the nose.

Long-range fuel

STC'd 82-gallon extended-range fuel system. Comfortable 5+ hour cross-country legs with reserves.

Avionics

• Garmin GTN 750 — WAAS GPS / Nav / Comm / MFD, touchscreen

• Garmin GTX 327 transponder (installed 2021)

• Garmin GDL 88 dual-link ADS-B Out & In transceiver — 2020 mandate compliant, free FIS-B weather and TIS-B traffic

• Garmin Flight Stream 210 — wireless GTN 750 ↔ iPad / ForeFlight integration

• Insight Ultimate Bar Graph Engine Analyzer — per-cylinder EGT/CHT monitoring

• RC Allen RCA-2600 digital backup attitude indicator with internal battery backup (installed 2013, documented)

• Standard six-pack of primary flight instruments (vacuum AI and DG)

• Original Cessna audio / intercom

• IFR-capable — coupled approaches to LPV minimums via GTN 750

Panel is ready for a dual G5 + GFC 500 retrofit if the next owner wants to modernize; the GTN 750 already does the heavy lifting.

Recent maintenance & equipment

• July 2025 — Hartzell Plane Power voltage regulator installed

• 2021 — Garmin GTX 327 transponder installed

• 2021 — Reiff SL6 engine preheat system installed (six-cylinder cylinder-band + oil-pan pad heating — essential for cold-weather / mountain operations)

• 2013 — RC Allen RCA-2600 backup attitude indicator installed

• Nov 2025 — Annual inspection completed (current through Nov 2026)

COSMETICS — HONEST ASSESSMENTExterior paint

Original 1970s-era cream with brown and gold striping. Presentable overall but showing its age — some chips at wing strut fairings and general oxidation. Would benefit from a repaint at some point but flies proudly as-is.

InteriorTan corduroy seats (both front pair and rear bench) are in surprisingly clean condition. Door jambs, sidewall trim near the doors, floor carpet, and lower plastics show their age and would benefit from refurbishment. Priced to reflect this.

What this airplane is

An honest, always-hangared 1962 Skylane with a modern GPS/Nav/Comm, a near-new 3-blade prop, long-range tanks, ADS-B Out/In, engine preheat, and a fresh annual — priced for a buyer who wants a capable, IFR-ready cross-country airplane and is willing to invest sweat equity in cosmetics over time. Not a show plane; a fly-it, love-it, use-it airplane.

Terms

• Selling by owner
• Pre-buy inspection welcome at buyer's expense, at KTRK or a mutually agreed shop
• Reasonable escrow through AIC Title, Aero-Space Reports, or similar
• Serious offers considered
• CONTACTEmail[email protected]
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Weights

• — Max Takeoff Weight: 2,800 lbs
• — Max Landing Weight: 2,800 lbs
• — Fuel capacity: 84 gal total / 79 gal usable (with STC'd long-range tanks)
• — Empty weight / Useful load: 1794.85 / 1005.15