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1979 CESSNA 152 SPARROWHAWK

🕒 Listed 2 days ago
$69,000
fyiEstimate $63,000–$65,000 ⓘ How this estimate is built

Starts from the median asking price of 10 comparable Cessna 152 series listings ($63,012), then adjusts for:

  • ADS-B (40% of comps) +1.6%

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

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Overview

Make / ModelCessna 152 SPARROWHAWK
TypeOther
Airframe time—
ADS-B

Description

1979 CESSNA 152 SPARROWHAWK Perfect Time Builder, 125HP SparrowHawk 155 SMOH, NAV/COM, Stratus ADS-B Out, 2 PTT, recent updates include replaced muffler (2024) and VHF antenna (2025)

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  $63,000–$65,000

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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