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Single-Engine Piston

1976 CESSNA 172N SKYHAWK

🕒 Listed 5 days ago
$125,000 fyiEstimate $149,500–$153,500 How this estimate is built

Starts from the median asking price of 12 comparable Cessna 172N SKYHAWK listings ($148,450), then adjusts for:

  • Year -1 vs comparable listings -2.2%
  • Airframe time -2,165 hr vs comps +4.3%
  • Engine time +639 hr vs comps -5.1%
  • ADS-B (75% of comps) +0.7%
  • Market supply: 10 for sale of 3139 FAA-registered +4.7%

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

1976
2,882 hrs
N73864 ✈ Flight Tracking
17267729
LYCOMING O-320-H2AD
1
Richard W Martz Individual
Per the FAA aircraft registry (public record)
📍 Alta Loma, CA

Overview

Make / ModelCessna 172N SKYHAWK
TypeSingle-Engine Piston
Airframe time2,882 hrs
Engine time1,544 SMOH
Avionics / TransponderGarmin GTX327
ADS-B

Description

Beautiful Low Time 1976 Cessna 172N with Only 2882.0 Total Time and Lycoming O-320-H2AD with 1544 TSOH. Very clean, Complete Logs, and ADSB Out Documents: - N73864 Engine 2.pdf: https://media.sandhills.com/doc.axd?id=11041206342&p=&ext=.pdf&dl=False&wt=False&checksum=GPqEMLt7vA3qh27Sr0oPMxKB%2fPdrFqIVH3Dm8rqw5cw8SP0l1%2fCAaxQ%2bOz%2bFZ1IAqV4ItKaB0Lo%3d - N73864 Engine 1.pdf: https://media.sandhills.com/doc.axd?id=11041206208&p=&ext=.pdf&dl=False&wt=False&checksum=GPqEMLt7vA2n8zdYxY9sA1KzjJhPLKwlPqKyjTCOYWmXfNZ5Op%2f6s8lXhu9vLMxe1%2flsuCzqIIg%3d - N73864 Aircraft Log 2.pdf: https://media.sandhills.com/doc.axd?id=11041204224&p=&ext=.pdf&dl=False&wt=False&checksum=GPqEMLt7vA1H95wBgCBW5enFyngEuEzcmU8q3rzkGW67vSINMpXJmvlRt6H9xCML1%2bRpT0TtDv8%3d - N73864 Aircraft Log 1.pdf: https://media.sandhills.com/doc.axd?id=11041197703&p=&ext=.pdf&dl=False&wt=False&checksum=GPqEMLt7vA1dl2SkIFm1eYzc1%2f5JlGbAl1%2bABFm%2bieTJMYkt6Wfw81LcmiVkYXyqhF2J2CNIqyU%3d

Avionics

MX300 #1 Nav Comm MX300 #2 Nav Com 300 ADF Garmin GTX 327 Transponder GDL 82 ADSB 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 172N SKYHAWK lands versus other Cessna 172N SKYHAWK listings on fyiAero.

Price

25th pct
$120k$243kThis aircraft · $125k

$125k · 25th percentile of 12 listings

Airframe time

17th pct
90516,502This aircraft · 2,882

2,882 hours total (TTAF) · 17th percentile of 12 listings

Engine time

73rd pct
14214,207This aircraft · 1,544

1,544 hours since major overhaul · 73rd percentile of 11 listings

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

Documents

General

Year1976
ManufacturerCESSNA
Model172N SKYHAWK
Serial Number17267729
Registration #N73864
ConditionUsed

Airframe

Total Time2,882

Engine

Engine 1 Make/ModelLYCOMING O-320-H2AD
Engine Serial NumberRL-4799-76T
Engine 1 Time1,544 SMOH
Engine TBO2000

Avionics

Avionics/RadiosMX300 #1 Nav Comm MX300 #2 Nav Com 300 ADF Garmin GTX 327 Transponder GDL 82 ADSB Out

Service Logs

MiscellaneousN73864 Engine 2.pdf N73864 Engine 1.pdf N73864 Aircraft Log 2.pdf N73864 Aircraft Log 1.pdf

Operating costs & specifications — Cessna 172

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

$21,238annual budget · 148 hrs/yr
$88variable cost / hour
$0.81cost per nm
8.0gph fuel burn
$68,587avg pre-owned asking fyiEstimate  $149,500–$153,500

Performance & dimensions

Range420 nm
Cruise speed108 kts · 124 mph
Takeoff / landing950.0 / 600.0

About this plane

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

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Last flight

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