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Single-Engine Piston

1979 CESSNA 177RG

🕒 Listed 3 months ago
$106,737
fyiEstimate $124,000–$127,000 ⓘ How this estimate is built

Starts from the median asking price of 9 comparable Cessna 177RG listings ($129,000), then adjusts for:

  • Year +3 vs comparable listings +4.5%
  • Airframe time -257 hr vs comps +0.5%
  • Engine time +442 hr vs comps -3.5%
  • No Modern GPS navigator (56% of comps have one) -2.6%
  • 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.

1979
3,022 hrs
D-EICY ✈ Flight Tracking
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RG0167
LYCOMING IO-360-A1B6D
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Overview

Make / ModelCessna 177RG
TypeSingle-Engine Piston
Airframe time3,022 hrs
Engine time1,710 SMOH
Prop blades3
Avionics / TransponderGarmin GTX 330
Avionics / Audio panelGARMIN GMA 340
Avionics / GPS / datalinkGarmin GNS430
Avionics / AutopilotS-Tec 60
Avionics / ADFKR-87
Avionics / DMEKN-64
AnnualJanuary 2027
InspectionAnnual
AirworthyYes
Autopilot

Description

History: The aircraft has been owned by the current owner since 2003 and has been consistently hangared. It is understood to have had two previous owners. Damage History: A gear-up landing was reported on 20 May 1994 in Paderborn. No further damage history is known. Aircraft Subject to Prior Sale or Removal from Market without Notice. Specification Subject to Verification by Purchaser.

Modifications

Pitot Heat ELT 2nd Altimeter 4-place intercom

Avionics

Audio/Marker Garmin GMA-340 COM/NAV/GPS Garmin GNS-430 COM/NAV Garmin KX-125 Transponder Garmin GTX-330 ADF King KR-87 DME King KN-64 Autopilot ARC 300A Navomatic - inop ALT HOLD S-Tec 60 PSS

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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How this aircraft compares

Where this Cessna 177RG lands versus other Cessna 177RG listings on fyiAero.

Price

22nd pct
$100k$180kThis aircraft · $107k

$107k · 22nd percentile of 9 listings

Airframe time

44th pct
2,1145,177This aircraft · 3,022

3,022 hours total (TTAF) · 44th percentile of 9 listings

Engine time

99th pct
4451,710This aircraft · 1,710

1,710 hours since major overhaul · 99th percentile of 7 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

Year1979
ManufacturerCESSNA
Model177RG
Serial NumberRG0167
Registration #D-EICY
ConditionUsed
FlightRulesIFR

Airframe

Total Time3,022
Max Takeoff Weight2,799.87 lb
Basic Empty Weight1,915.82 lb

Engine

Engine 1 Make/ModelLYCOMING IO-360-A1B6D
Engine 1 Time1,710 SMOH
Engine TBO2000

Props

Number of Blades3

Avionics

Avionics/RadiosAudio/Marker Garmin GMA-340 COM/NAV/GPS Garmin GNS-430 COM/NAV Garmin KX-125 Transponder Garmin GTX-330 ADF King KR-87 DME King KN-64 Autopilot ARC 300A Navomatic - inop ALT HOLD S-Tec 60 PSS

Additional Equipment

Additional EquipmentPitot Heat ELT 2nd Altimeter 4-place intercom

Interior

Year Interior1978

Exterior

Year Painted1978

Inspection Status

Inspection StatusAnnual: January Maintenance: Current ARC is valid until 28. January 2027. Last 1000-hr inspection completed in January 2026 at 3021:09 TT.
AirworthyYes

Operating costs & specifications — Cessna 177RG Cardinal

Typical model-level figures for the Cessna 177RG Cardinal (not this specific airframe).

$20,200annual budget · 111 hrs/yr
$93variable cost / hour
$0.65cost per nm
10.5gph fuel burn
$146,332avg pre-owned asking fyiEstimate  $124,000–$127,000

Performance & dimensions

Range506 nm
Cruise speed144 kts · 166 mph
Takeoff / landing890.0 / 730.0

About this plane

Single engine piston aircraft with retractable landing gear. The 177RG Cardinal seats up to 3 passengers plus 1 pilot.

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Last flight

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