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Single-Engine Piston

1972 CESSNA FR172H

🕒 Listed 13 days ago
$90,347 fyiEstimate $168,500–$172,500 How this estimate is built

Starts from the median asking price of 290 comparable Cessna Single-Engine Piston listings ($189,500), then adjusts for:

  • Year -4 vs comparable listings -6.0%
  • Airframe time -1,470 hr vs comps +2.9%
  • Engine time +821 hr vs comps -6.6%
  • Autopilot (42% of comps) +1.0%
  • No ADS-B (56% of comps have one) -1.4%

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

1972
3,094 hrs
D-ECRQ ✈ Flight Tracking
FR17200299
CONTINENTAL IO360DB
1
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Overview

Make / ModelCessna FR172H
TypeSingle-Engine Piston
Airframe time3,094 hrs
Engine time1,660 SOH
Avionics / flight deckBENDIX/KING KX155
Avionics / Nav / com radioKing KX 155, Trig TY96
Avionics / ADFKR87
AirworthyYes
Autopilot

Engines & propellers

Airframe

Airframe total time
3094 hrs

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

Description

OFFER HIGHLIGHTS: Rare on the market - Rocket version 210hp Low time Autopilot Reims version - factory corrosion protection Location Poland Year 1972 TTAF 3094h Serial number FR17200299 Registration D-ECRQ (Germany - EASA) Owner Private Owner Reason of sale Other aviation project in progress Availability Immediately Date of photo session 06/2026 Taxes VAT Paid Delivery Worldwide delivery possible Damage history No damage history We offer this aircraft as exclusive broker - contact us for any questions Aircraft Subject to Prior Sale or Removal from Market without Notice Specification Subject to Verification by Purchaser Specification based on information from Owner and documents from CAMO and AMO organizations

Avionics

NAV/COM1 Bendix/King KX155 COM Trig TY96 (8.33 Mhz) Audiopanel Bendix/King KAI34 Transponder Garmin GTX 328 DME Bendix/King KN62A ADF Bendix/King KR87 ELT 406 Kannad

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 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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General

Year1972
ManufacturerCESSNA
ModelFR172H
Serial NumberFR17200299
Registration #D-ECRQ
ConditionUsed

Airframe

Total Time3,094

Engine

Engine 1 Make/ModelCONTINENTAL IO360DB
Engine 1 Time1,660 SOH
Engine TBO1500

Avionics

Flight Deck Manufacturer/ModelBENDIX/KING KX155
Avionics/RadiosNAV/COM1 Bendix/King KX155 COM Trig TY96 (8.33 Mhz) Audiopanel Bendix/King KAI34 Transponder Garmin GTX 328 DME Bendix/King KN62A ADF Bendix/King KR87 ELT 406 Kannad

Inspection Status

Inspection StatusARC Valid ARC CAMO Under CAMO PART Part 145
AirworthyYes

Operating costs & specifications — Cessna 172H

Typical model-level figures for the Cessna 172H (not this specific airframe).

$20,412annual budget · 140 hrs/yr
$82variable cost / hour
$0.72cost per nm
7.0gph fuel burn
$86,219avg pre-owned asking fyiEstimate  $168,500–$172,500

Performance & dimensions

Range515 nm
Cruise speed114 kts · 131 mph
Takeoff / landing865.0 / 520.0

About this plane

Single engine piston aircraft with fixed landing gear. The 172H seats up to 3 passengers plus 1 pilot.

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Last flight

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