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1969 FAIRCHILD MERLIN IIB
Starts from the median asking price of 48 comparable Turboprop listings ($689,500), then adjusts for:
- Year -9 vs comparable listings -13.5%
- Airframe time -1,603 hr vs comps +3.2%
- Engine time +650 hr vs comps (twin turbine) -7.8%
- No Modern GPS navigator (56% of comps have one) -2.6%
- No Autopilot (56% of comps have one) -1.0%
- No ADS-B (58% of comps have one) -1.5%
- Market supply: 1 for sale of 9 FAA-registered -4.3%
Shown as a range. An estimate from asking-price comparables and FAA supply data — not an appraisal.
Overview
| Make / Model | FAIRCHILD MERLIN IIB |
|---|---|
| Type | Turboprop |
| Airframe time | 7,422 hrs |
| Engine time | 2628 SOH |
Description
Detailed Description N73HC - 1969 Fairchild Merlin IIB, Airframe Total Time: 7422.0 Hobbs Time: 960.9 Left Engine TPE331-1-151G Serial # P-91008 TSO: 2627.9 CSO: 2859; Right Engine TPE331-1-151G Serial # P-91074 TSO: 3621.3 CSO: 3605 Right Prop Hartzell HC-B3TN-5R BVA7718 TSO: 123.0 Overhauled 2009; Left Prop Hartzell HC-B3TN-5E Serial # BVA-7231 TSO: 163 Overhauled 2009.
Recommended avionics upgrades
No IFR GPS navigator is listed — a GTN 650Xi is the standard entry point for WAAS/LPV capability.
See prices & suppliers ›No autopilot is listed — a GFC 600 or S-TEC 3100 digital autopilot is a major capability and value add, subject to STC approval for this model.
Shop options ›No ADS-B is listed — a GTX 345 delivers required ADS-B Out plus In (traffic & weather) in one transponder.
See prices & suppliers ›Suggestions are based on the panel described in this listing; verify STC approval for this make/model before any installation.
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Range from base
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Last flight
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