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1981 Cessna 152 FOR SALE

NoneCA
🕒 Listed 8 days ago
$79,000 fyiEstimate $69,000–$71,000 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 -4,590 hr vs comps +9.2%
  • No ADS-B (67% of comps have one) -1.7%

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

1981
5,500 hrs
Ben Oded Extremely clean and well cared f

Overview

Make / ModelCessna 152 FOR SALE
TypeOther
Airframe time5,500 hrs

Description

1981 CESSNA 152 FOR SALE Extremely clean and well cared for 1981 Cessna 152 Taildragger For Sale Fully IFR Certified with Garmin Glass Panel 5500TT with only 375hrs on new engine with a 2400TBO This plane is ready to go. I am looking to sell but also possibly trade for a tricycle gear plane with ballistic parachute. Location Los Angeles, CA.

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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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.

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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  $69,000–$71,000

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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