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1946 Cessna 140

🕒 Listed 2 weeks ago
$44,500 fyiEstimate $39,500–$40,500 How this estimate is built

Starts from the median asking price of 13 comparable Cessna 140 listings ($39,900), then adjusts for:

  • Year -1 vs comparable listings -1.5%
  • ADS-B (38% of comps) +1.6%

Shown as a range. An estimate from asking-price comparables and FAA supply data — not an appraisal.

1946
Cameron Heddings

Overview

Make / ModelCessna 140
TypeOther
Airframe time
ADS-B

Description

1946 CESSNA 140 1946 Cessna 140 with a ground-up restoration completed in 2017 that included engine overhaul, wing fabric, and addition of many desirable upgrades. Airframe has 3,040 hours & 526lb useful. Continental C-85-12 w/ 630 SMOH (2017), SkyTec Starter, upgraded pushrod seals & great compressions. Cockpit includes iFly VFR GPS, Garmin Com & Transponder, ADSB Out and more. Interior in great shape & has hooker harness upgrade. Exterior is polished metal with red accent. Aircraft presents well inside and out. Full set of covers. Full Logs & Documents, Actively Flown & 4/26 annual. Located at KGGE.

Recommended avionics upgrades

Garmin GTN 650Xi

No IFR GPS navigator is listed — a GTN 650Xi is the standard entry point for WAAS/LPV capability.

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Garmin GFC 500 autopilot

No autopilot is listed — a GFC 500 (or S-TEC 3100 / Trio Pro Pilot where the GFC isn't STC'd) adds a modern digital autopilot with envelope protection, subject to model approval.

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Suggestions are based on the panel described in this listing; verify STC approval for this make/model before any installation.

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How this aircraft compares

Where this Cessna 140 lands versus other Cessna 140 listings on fyiAero.

Price

93rd pct
$28k$47kThis aircraft · $44k

$44k · 93rd percentile of 14 listings

Percentile = share of comparable listings at or below this value. Lower airframe/engine hours are generally fresher; price reflects the asking price only.

Operating costs & specifications — Cessna 140

Typical model-level figures for the Cessna 140 (not this specific airframe).

$18,443annual budget · 182 hrs/yr
$66variable cost / hour
$0.75cost per nm
4.8gph fuel burn
$40,582avg pre-owned asking fyiEstimate  $39,500–$40,500

Performance & dimensions

Range315 nm
Cruise speed88 kts · 101 mph
Takeoff / landing750.0 / 460.0

About this plane

Single engine piston aircraft with fixed landing gear. The 140 seats up to 1 passengers plus 1 pilot.

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