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1946 Cessna 140 C85 ADS-B

🕒 Listed 8 days ago
$30,000 fyiEstimate $39,500–$40,500 How this estimate is built

Starts from the median asking price of 16 comparable Cessna 140/85 series listings ($39,900), then adjusts for:

  • Year +0 vs comparable listings -0.8%
  • 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
Randy Jarman Taildragger

Overview

Make / ModelCessna 140 C85 ADS-B
TypeOther
Airframe time
ADS-B

Description

1946 CESSNA 140 C85 ADS-B Taildragger 350 SMOH ADS-B Great project rebuilder non prop strike needs right wing repairs call now

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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Airworthiness Directives (ADs)

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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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