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1974 Cessna 172 M SKY HAWK

🕒 Listed 8 days ago
$92,000 fyiEstimate $98,500–$101,000 How this estimate is built

Starts from the median asking price of 11 comparable Cessna 172 M SKY HAWK listings ($124,500), then adjusts for:

  • Year -1 vs comparable listings -1.5%
  • Airframe time +85,535 hr vs comps -20.0%
  • ADS-B (27% of comps) +1.9%

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

1974
92,000 hrs
Darrin Schmeelk

Overview

Make / ModelCessna 172 M SKY HAWK
TypeOther
Airframe time92,000 hrs
ADS-B

Engines & propellers

Airframe

Airframe total time
4376 hrs

Engine

Time since major overhaul
1509 hrs

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

Description

1974 CESSNA 172 M SKY HAWK 1974 Cessna 172 M Sky Hawk $92,000 TTAF 4376 TSMOH 1509 Lycoming 0-320 RAM Air conversion 160 hp IFR rated aircraft ADSB out tail beacon Annual completed 8/2026 Log book complete Located 3BO

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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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  $98,500–$101,000

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.

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