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Single-Engine Piston

1974 CESSNA 172M SKYHAWK

🕒 Listed 8 days ago
$135,000
fyiEstimate $148,000–$152,000 ⓘ How this estimate is built

Starts from the median asking price of 10 comparable Cessna 172M SKYHAWK listings ($137,260), then adjusts for:

  • Year +0 vs comparable listings -0.8%
  • Airframe time -530 hr vs comps +1.1%
  • Engine time -296 hr vs comps +2.4%
  • ADS-B (40% of comps) +1.6%
  • Market supply: 6 for sale of 3572 FAA-registered +4.9%

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

1974
3,950 hrs
N5144R ✈ Flight Tracking
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17263361
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📍 Amenia, North Dakota

Overview

Make / ModelCessna 172M SKYHAWK
TypeSingle-Engine Piston
Airframe time3,950 hrs
Engine time1,300 SMOH
ADS-B

Description

No Damage History All Logs September 2026 Annual Well Maintained Always Hangared All White with Orange Accents (verify paint description) Nice Original Paint and Interior

Modifications

Stratus Power Plugs 4-Place Intercom

Avionics

Garmin 345 Audio Panel Garmin GNC 250XL Garmin GTR 225 Stratus Transponder ADS-B In/Out

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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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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How this aircraft compares

Where this Cessna 172M SKYHAWK lands versus other Cessna 172M SKYHAWK listings on fyiAero.

Price

50th pct
$52k$265kThis aircraft · $135k

$135k · 50th percentile of 10 listings

Airframe time

40th pct
2,31616,957This aircraft · 3,950

3,950 hours total (TTAF) · 40th percentile of 10 listings

Engine time

40th pct
4803,679This aircraft · 1,300

1,300 hours since major overhaul · 40th percentile of 10 listings

Percentile = share of comparable listings at or below this value. Lower airframe/engine hours are generally fresher; price reflects the asking price only.

General

Year1974
ManufacturerCESSNA
Model172M SKYHAWK
Serial Number17263361
Registration #N5144R
ConditionUsed

Airframe

Total Time3,950

Engine

Engine 1 Time1,300 SMOH
Engine TBO2000

Avionics

Avionics/RadiosGarmin 345 Audio Panel Garmin GNC 250XL Garmin GTR 225 Stratus Transponder ADS-B In/Out

Additional Equipment

Additional EquipmentStratus Power Plugs 4-Place Intercom

Operating costs & specifications — Cessna 172M Skyhawk

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

$18,458annual budget · 139 hrs/yr
$62variable cost / hour
$0.54cost per nm
8.0gph fuel burn
$159,369avg pre-owned asking fyiEstimate  $148,000–$152,000

Performance & dimensions

Range435 nm
Cruise speed115 kts · 132 mph
Takeoff / landing865.0 / 520.0

About this plane

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

Range from base

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Last flight

Actual flight path from FlightAware for N5144R. More flight tracking ›