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1978 Cessna 152 FOR SALE

🕒 Listed 8 days ago
$52,500 fyiEstimate $64,500–$66,000 How this estimate is built

Starts from the median asking price of 18 comparable Cessna 152 series listings ($63,809), then adjusts for:

  • Year -1 vs comparable listings -2.2%
  • Airframe time -1,818 hr vs comps +3.6%
  • ADS-B (67% of comps) +0.9%

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

1978
8,272 hrs
Monty Walford

Overview

Make / ModelCessna 152 FOR SALE
TypeOther
Airframe time8,272 hrs
Avionics / Nav / com radioKing KX 155
ADS-B

Description

CESSNA 152 FOR SALE 1978 Cessna 152, 8272TT, 1715 since Lyc factory reman, 160 since 4 new Lycoming cylinders, KX155, AT150, ADSB out, Garmin AERA 560, Mena (Crider) paint, tinted windows, strobe, excellent maintenance history, former State of Louisiana, March transponder check, March annual, new tires/tubes. $52500. (318)458-5226

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.

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Operating costs & specifications — Cessna 152

Typical model-level figures for the Cessna 152 (not this specific airframe).

$13,734annual budget · 150 hrs/yr
$56variable cost / hour
$0.53cost per nm
7.0gph fuel burn
$64,547avg pre-owned asking fyiEstimate  $64,500–$66,000

Performance & dimensions

Range315 nm
Cruise speed107 kts · 123 mph
Takeoff / landing725.0 / 475.0

About this plane

Single engine piston aircraft with fixed landing gear. The 152 seats up to 1 passengers plus 1 pilot.

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