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Single-Engine Piston

1970 Cessna 177

🕒 Listed 3 weeks ago
$118,000 fyiEstimate $112,000–$115,000 How this estimate is built

Starts from the median asking price of 4 comparable Cessna 177 listings ($114,000), then adjusts for:

  • Year +1 vs comparable listings +1.5%
  • No ADS-B (75% of comps have one) -1.9%

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

1970
17701461
Canadian Aircraft Sales

Overview

Make / ModelCessna 177
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.

Service Difficulty Reports (SDRs)

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Airworthiness Directives (ADs)

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Operating costs & specifications — Cessna 177 Cardinal

Typical model-level figures for the Cessna 177 Cardinal (not this specific airframe).

$21,480annual budget · 137 hrs/yr
$87variable cost / hour
$0.74cost per nm
8.0gph fuel burn
$108,583avg pre-owned asking fyiEstimate  $112,000–$115,000

Performance & dimensions

Range591 nm
Cruise speed117 kts · 135 mph
Takeoff / landing845.0 / 400.0

About this plane

Single engine piston aircraft with fixed landing gear. The 177 Cardinal seats up to 3 passengers plus 1 pilot.

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