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Single-Engine Piston

1980 CESSNA 172N SKYHAWK

🕒 Listed 2 months ago
$125,000
fyiEstimate $136,000–$139,500 ⓘ How this estimate is built

Starts from the median asking price of 11 comparable Cessna 172N SKYHAWK listings ($129,900), then adjusts for:

  • Year +2 vs comparable listings +3.0%
  • Airframe time -1,658 hr vs comps +3.3%
  • Engine time -207 hr vs comps +1.7%
  • No ADS-B (73% of comps have one) -1.9%

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

1980
3,149 hrs
C-GMRR ✈ Flight Tracking
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17274001
LYCOMING O-320-H2AD
1
MCCAULEY 1C160/DTM7557M1
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Overview

Make / ModelCessna 172N SKYHAWK
TypeSingle-Engine Piston
Airframe time3,149 hrs
Engine time835.5 SMOH
Prop blades2
Avionics / TransponderGarmin GTX327
AnnualJuly 2025
AirworthyYes

Description

Pristine 1980 Cessna 172N Low Airframe hours. 3149.9 hrs. Lycoming O-320-H2AD 835.5 hrs. SMOH McCauley Propeller- 835.5 hours. Basic Panel with Garmin GTX 327 Transponder Apollo GX55 GPS Power Flow Exhaust Rosen Visors Sky-Tec Flyweight Starter Tanis Heater Current owner since 1992. Always hangered. Exterior paint 1990. 8/10 condition Interior refurbished with Vantage Plane plastics. 8/10 condition Complete logs since new. Annual inspection completed July 2025.

Modifications

Power Flow Exhaust Rosen Visors Sky-Tec Flyweight Starter Tanis Heater

Avionics

Garmin GTX 327 Transponder Apollo GX55 GPS New 406 ELT March 2026

Recommended avionics upgrades

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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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 172N SKYHAWK lands versus other Cessna 172N SKYHAWK listings on fyiAero.

Price

45th pct
$80k$208kThis aircraft · $125k

$125k · 45th percentile of 11 listings

Airframe time

36th pct
2,55019,724This aircraft · 3,149

3,149 hours total (TTAF) · 36th percentile of 11 listings

Engine time

50th pct
1002,420This aircraft · 835

835 hours since major overhaul · 50th percentile of 10 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

Year1980
ManufacturerCESSNA
Model172N SKYHAWK
Serial Number17274001
Registration #C-GMRR
ConditionUsed
FlightRulesVFR

Airframe

Total Time3,149.9
Max Takeoff Weight2,400 lb
Basic Empty Weight1,503 lb
Useful Load897 lb
STOLYes
Complete LogsYes

Engine

Engine 1 Make/ModelLYCOMING O-320-H2AD
Engine Horsepower160 HP
Engine 1 Time835.5 SMOH
Engine TBO2000
Year Engine Overhauled or Installed as New2002

Props

Prop ManufacturerMCCAULEY
Prop Model1C160/DTM7557M1
Prop Time835.5 SNEW
Number of Blades2

Avionics

Avionics/RadiosGarmin GTX 327 Transponder Apollo GX55 GPS New 406 ELT March 2026

Modifications/Conversions

Modifications/ConversionsPower Flow Exhaust Rosen Visors Sky-Tec Flyweight Starter Tanis Heater

Interior

Year Interior1992
Number of Seats4
ConfigurationPassenger

Exterior

Year Painted1990

Inspection Status

Inspection StatusJuly 2025
AirworthyYes

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  $136,000–$139,500

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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