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Single-Engine Piston

1956 Cessna 172 Tail Dragger 180HP

🕒 Listed 3 weeks ago
$115,000 fyiEstimate $82,000–$84,000 How this estimate is built

Starts from the median asking price of 20 comparable Cessna 172/180HP series listings ($91,000), then adjusts for:

  • Year -6 vs comparable listings -9.0%

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

1956
29484
Canadian Aircraft Sales

Overview

Make / ModelCessna 172 Tail Dragger 180HP
TypeSingle-Engine Piston
Airframe time

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 180H

Typical model-level figures for the Cessna 180H (not this specific airframe).

$28,834annual budget · 114 hrs/yr
$126variable cost / hour
$0.89cost per nm
13.5gph fuel burn
$193,644avg pre-owned asking fyiEstimate  $82,000–$84,000

Performance & dimensions

Range622 nm
Cruise speed141 kts · 162 mph
Takeoff / landing625.0 / 480.0

About this plane

Single engine piston aircraft with fixed landing gear. The 180H seats up to 5 passengers plus 1 pilot.

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