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1947 CESSNA 120 FOR SALE

🕒 Listed 8 days ago
Call for price fyiEstimate $73,000–$74,500 How this estimate is built

Starts from the median asking price of 38 comparable Cessna Other listings ($82,500), then adjusts for:

  • Year -5 vs comparable listings -8.2%
  • Airframe time +1,295 hr vs comps -2.6%

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

1947
3,500 hrs
David Rossiter

Overview

Make / ModelCessna 120 FOR SALE
TypeOther
Airframe time3,500 hrs

Description

1947 CESSNA 120 FOR SALE 1947 Cessna 120, polished with fabric wings. 3500tt, 377smoh, always hangared, new tires, new annual, flown weekly. Wonderful flying classic, ready to fly away. $39000

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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Garmin GTX 345 (ADS-B In/Out)

No ADS-B is listed — a GTX 345 delivers required ADS-B Out plus In (traffic & weather) in one transponder.

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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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Operating costs & specifications — Cessna 120

Typical model-level figures for the Cessna 120 (not this specific airframe).

$16,747annual budget · 160 hrs/yr
$66variable cost / hour
$0.66cost per nm
4.8gph fuel burn
$39,637avg pre-owned asking fyiEstimate  $73,000–$74,500

Performance & dimensions

Range390 nm
Cruise speed100 kts · 115 mph
Takeoff / landing650.0 / 460.0

About this plane

Single engine piston aircraft with fixed landing gear. The 120 seats up to 1 passengers plus 1 pilot.

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