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Single-Engine Piston

1965 CESSNA 150E

Livingston, MT · USA
🕒 Listed 10 days ago
$48,000
1965
13,375 hrs
N3583J ✈ Flight Tracking
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Overview

Make / ModelCessna 150E
TypeSingle-Engine Piston
Airframe time13,375 hrs
Engine time911 SMOH
InspectionAnnual

Engines & propellers

Airframe

Aircraft total time
13,375 hrs

Engine

Time since major overhaul
911 hrs

Propeller

Time since prop overhaul
7,486 hrs

Decoded from the seller's description — verify against logbooks.

Description

Detailed Description Fresh annual as of 10/20/2026! Perfect choice for budget-conscious time building. This 1965 C150 is a well-maintained airplane that delivers what matters most: reliable flying with a useful load of 579 lbs at a burn rate of just 4 gph. Mid-time engine, proven airframe, serviceable paint and interior. Hangared in KLVM, but willing to fly to nearby airports for viewing. Annual 10/20/2026 All ADs complied with. Complete logbooks. Regular oil analysis reports show healthy mid-time engine. Transponder inspection complete 11/24/2025. ACTT: 13,375 hours Useful load: 579 lbs Actual cruise fuel burn: 4 gph

Modifications

Continental O-200 100 HP TSMOH: 911 McCauley 1A100 MCM 6949 Prop TSPOH: 7,486 Slick mags overhauled 70 hours ago

Avionics

6 Pack w/ VOR Narco MK 12D TSO Radio Garmin Aera 650 removable GPS

Recommended avionics upgrades

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.

Service Difficulty Reports (SDRs)

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Airworthiness Directives (ADs)

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Operating costs & specifications — Cessna 150E

Typical model-level figures for the Cessna 150E (not this specific airframe).

$18,585annual budget · 157 hrs/yr
$77variable cost / hour
$0.75cost per nm
6.5gph fuel burn
$40,106avg pre-owned asking

Performance & dimensions

Range303 nm
Cruise speed102 kts · 117 mph
Takeoff / landing735.0 / 445.0

About this plane

Single engine piston aircraft with fixed landing gear. The 150E seats up to 1 passengers plus 1 pilot.

Range from base

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Last flight

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