Cessna 152 Market Report

Single-Engine Piston · generated 2026-10-20 · fyiAero market data, FAA registry, NTSB, aircraft.com sold records.

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Market summary

1,635in operation (FAA)

10for sale · 0.6% of fleet

$67kaverage asking

$63kmedian asking

56avg days on market

40registry transfers, 6 mo

11.5 yravg length of ownership

	Low	Avg	High
Asking price	$44k	$67k	$95k
Model year	1977	1978	1981
Airframe time	3,540	13,907	22,075
Days on market	—	56	117

For sale & average asking by month reconstructed from listing history

Month	For sale	Avg asking
2026-06	1	—
2026-07	3	$56k
2026-08	19	$63k
2026-09	18	$68k
2026-10	11	$70k

Features of aircraft for sale

ADS-B	30% (3)
GPS navigator	20% (2)
Glass flight deck	10% (1)
Autopilot	0% (0)
FIKI	0% (0)
GTN 750 / 750Xi	0% (0)

Fleet & safety

104NTSB events, 10 yr

11fatal

64.0per 1,000 airframes

Where the fleet is based top states, FAA registry

CA	229
FL	224
TX	173
OR	75
NY	53
DE	49
WA	45
OH	43
PA	40
NC	40

499 of 1,635 are individually registered.

Registry transfers by month new registration certificates, 12 mo

2025-10	1
2025-11	8
2025-12	13
2026-01	4
2026-02	12
2026-03	13
2026-04	12
2026-05	9
2026-06	8
2026-07	13
2026-08	1

Aircraft for sale 10 units · asking vs fyiEstimate

Year	Reg	Serial	Asking	fyiEstimate	vs est	TTAF	Engine	Seller	DOM
1977	PP-ONB	15280263	Inquire	$72,500	—	3,540	700	MTX Aviation	117
1978	C-GYHS		$55,094	$58,750	-6%	22,075	1,100	Éric Raissac	55
1978	N67638	15281954	$62,000	$71,000	-13%	4,535	1,936	SkyView Aviation	18
1978	N530CA	152-79757	$69,950	$72,750	-4%	—	—		9
1978	N714ZY	15282152	$95,000	$77,500	+23%	8,394	—	Flaps15 Aviation Sales	62
1979	C-GQOP	15283484	$44,095	$54,750	-20%	15,882	3,296	APEX AIRCRAFT SALES LTD	50
1979	C-GONQ	15282770	$63,000	$60,750	+4%	19,521	1,295	APEX AIRCRAFT SALES LTD	98
1980	C-GCGI	152-83955	$59,518	$66,250	-10%	18,721	607	APEX AIRCRAFT SALES LTD	50
1980	C-GBXF	15284430	$63,024	$67,750	-7%	18,589	386	APEX AIRCRAFT SALES LTD	64
1981	N93196	15285439	$89,900	$70,250	+28%	—	700		44

Market by model year fleet · for sale · asking

Year	Fleet	For sale	%	Low	Avg	High
1977	347	1	0.3%	—	—	—
1978	415	4	1.0%	$55k	$71k	$95k
1979	222	2	0.9%	$44k	$54k	$63k
1980	149	2	1.3%	$60k	$61k	$63k
1981	155	1	0.6%	$90k	$90k	$90k
1982	39	0	0.0%	—	—	—
1983	26	0	0.0%	—	—	—
1984	25	0	0.0%	—	—	—
1985	22	0	0.0%	—	—	—

fyiEstimate values by model year and airframe time

Model year	Units	Avg fyiEstimate
1977	1	$72,500
1978	4	$70,000
1979	2	$57,750
1980	2	$67,000
1981	1	$70,250

Airframe hours	Units	Avg asking	Avg fyiEstimate
2,000–3,999	1	—	$72,500
4,000–5,999	1	$62,000	$71,000
8,000–9,999	1	$95,000	$77,500
14,000–15,999	1	$44,095	$54,750
18,000–19,999	3	$61,847	$64,916
22,000–23,999	1	$55,094	$58,750

Recent market activity last 60 days

Date	Event	Aircraft	Price
2026-10-18	Off market	1981 N93196	$90k
2026-10-18	Off market	1978 N530CA	$70k
2026-10-18	Price change	1978 C-GYHS	$55k → $55k
2026-10-11	Off market	1980 C-GBXF	$63k
2026-10-11	Off market	1980 C-GCGI	$60k
2026-10-11	Off market	1979 C-GQOP	$44k
2026-10-11	Newly listed	1978 N530CA	$70k
2026-10-11	Price change	1979 C-GQOP	$44k → $44k
2026-10-11	Price change	1980 C-GBXF	$63k → $63k
2026-10-11	Price change	1980 C-GCGI	$60k → $60k
2026-10-11	Price change	1978 C-GYHS	$55k → $55k
2026-10-04	Off market	1979 N69207	$98k
2026-10-04	Price change	1980 C-GBXF	$64k → $63k
2026-10-04	Price change	1980 C-GCGI	$60k → $60k
2026-10-04	Price change	1978 C-GYHS	$55k → $55k
2026-10-02	Newly listed	1978 N67638	$62k
2026-09-27	Off market	1977 N714VL	$70k
2026-09-27	Off market	1977 N714VL	$70k
2026-09-27	Price change	1980 C-GBXF	$64k → $64k
2026-09-27	Price change	1980 C-GCGI	$61k → $60k
2026-09-27	Price change	1978 C-GYHS	$56k → $55k
2026-09-20	Price change	1980 C-GBXF	$65k → $64k
2026-09-20	Price change	1978 C-GYHS	$56k → $56k
2026-09-13	Off market	1978 N67398	$90k
2026-09-13	Off market	1978 N714VH	$50k
2026-09-13	Off market	1982 N80587	$70k
2026-09-13	Off market	1980 N5276M	$60k
2026-09-13	Off market	1980 N4900L	$60k
2026-09-13	Off market	1979 N89114	$75k
2026-09-13	Newly listed	1977 N714VL	$70k
2026-09-13	Price change	1980 C-GBXF	$65k → $65k
2026-09-13	Price change	1978 C-GYHS	$56k → $56k
2026-09-10	Newly listed	1977 N714VL	$70k
2026-09-06	Off market	1979 N94138	$45k
2026-09-06	Newly listed	1981 N93196	$90k
2026-09-06	Price change	1980 C-GBXF	$65k → $65k
2026-08-31	Newly listed	1980 C-GCGI	$60k
2026-08-31	Newly listed	1979 C-GQOP	$44k
2026-08-30	Off market	1983 N94573	$69k
2026-08-30	Price change	1980 C-GBXF	$65k → $65k

Sold aircraft.com sold records · last asking at sale

13sold records

$56kavg last asking

$44k – $70krange

Month	Sold	Avg asking
2026-08	11	$50k
2026-10	2	$66k

Date	Year	Reg	TTAF	Asking
2026-10-18	1980	C-GBXF	18,589	$63k
2026-10-04	1977	N714VL	1,566	$70k
2026-08-30	1981		10,090	—
2026-08-23	1979	C-GQOP	15,882	$44k
2026-08-23	1980	C-GCGI	18,721	$60k
2026-08-16	1981	N6368Q	5,214	—
2026-08-16	1979	N185SR	6,736	—
2026-08-16	1977	N25476	4,805	—
2026-08-16	1979		8,837	—
2026-08-16	1979	N94138	21,143	$45k
2026-08-10	1979	C-GYYC	24,052	—
2026-08-10	1981	N6367Q	9,926	—
2026-08-10	1986	G-WACE	15,308	—

Operating costs full cost analysis →

$13,734annual budget · 150 hrs

$56variable cost / hour

$0.53cost per nm

7.0gph fuel burn

fyiEstimate values are market estimates from comparable asking prices (which skew high versus sold prices), not certified appraisals. Fleet and ownership figures from the FAA Releasable Registry; "registry transfers" count new registration certificates issued. Sold records from aircraft.com reflect the last asking price, not the transaction price. Monthly history is reconstructed from when listings first and last appeared.