No longer listed as of May 2026. The price below is the last asking price — the final sale price is not disclosed.

1956 Cessna 172

1956 Cessna 172

Single Engine Piston

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Location NV, Las Vegas
Total Time 28,726 hrs
Engine SMOH 1,542 hrs
Seats 4
Engine LYCOMING
Cruise 118 kts (219 km/h)
ICAO Type C172
✓ Clean NTSB ⚠ High time

Listing Details

Seller reported
Year
1956
Make
Cessna
Model
172
Total Time
28,726 hr
Location
NV, Las Vegas
Seller
Lisa Hutton
Source
avpay.aero
Highlights Will be sold with fresh annual prop overhaul Classic, Tried True Original Cessna with Low Time Great opportunity to restore, convert to tailwheel or just a time-builder Airframe 1956 Cessna 172 Registration Number: N6626A Serial Number: 28726 Airframe Total Time: 3818 Date of Annual: Will be sold with fresh annual Fuel Capacity: 42 gallons Stall Speed: Flaps Up 58 mph TIAS Useful Load: 861.7 pounds MTOW: 2,200 pounds Range: 730 nm Cruise: 111 knots Engine Continental O-300-A Horsepower: 145 hp Serial Number: 11331-D-6-A Total Time: 1542 SMOH Date of Overhaul: April 26, 1968 Location of Overhaul: Thompson Flying Service of Salt Lake Propeller McCauley 1A170/DM7651 Aluminum, Two-blade, Fixed-pitch Serial Number: 76785 Total Time: Will have fresh overhaul Avionics Apollo GX-55 GPS – Inop Narco MK-12D Nav/Comm Narco AT-150 Transponder Sigtronics SPA-400 TSO Intercom Airspeed Indicator Altimeter Attitude Indicator Heading Indicator Vertical Speed Indicator Compass Manifold Pressure Gauge Oil Pressure Gauge Turn Coordinator IFR Capable: No, could be converted to be IFR Capable Additional Features Incident Date(s): 1960 incident with wing, completely repaired flown regularly since. Information can be found in logbooks. Gaps/missing Logbooks: Prop Log before 2019. Known Flaws: None known. Known Corrosion: Mild surface-level corrosion. Has been cleaned up with Scotch-brite pad appropriate compound to remove that has worked well. Exterior The aircraft is white with red accents black registration number. Interior The interior is cream various shades of gray. Online auction starts 21st January, 2026. View full logbooks additional data online (https://bids.airspaceauctions.com/Listing/819686) Click here for Specification Sheet

Cessna 172 — Model Specs

Model specification

Standard specs for this model. Actual aircraft may differ.

Seats
4
Cruise Speed
118 kts (219 km/h)
Max Speed
126 kts (233 km/h)
Range
518 nm (959 km)
Ceiling
14,000 ft (4,267 m)
Max Weight
2,550 lbs (1,157 kg)
Useful Load
878 lbs (398 kg)
Horsepower
180 HP
Fuel Capacity
56 gal (212 L)
Fuel Burn
8.6 GPH (33 L/h)
TBO
1,400 hrs

Estimated Cost of Ownership

AeroGurus estimate

Fuel Burn
8.6 GPH
~$56/hr
Variable Cost
$130/hr
fuel + mx + reserves
Annual Fixed
$18,000/yr
hangar + insurance + annual
Engine Overhaul
$30,000
every 1,400 hrs

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Cessna 172 typical: $18,133 – $395,000 median $198,000 across 15 active listings

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About the Cessna 172

The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is the most-produced aircraft in history — over 44,000 built since 1956 and still in current production. A four-seat, high-wing piston single — powered by a Continental O-300 on early models (1956–1967) and Lycoming power from 1968 — the carbureted O-320 (145–160 hp) and, on the modern 172R/S, the fuel-injected IO-360 (160–180 hp) — the 172 is the world's default flight trainer and the most commonly owned first aircraft. The family spans more than seven decades and more than a dozen letter variants: from 1950s straight-tail models through the long-running N/P era (O-320, 160 hp, the used-market sweet-spot) to the current fuel-injected Skyhawk SP with Garmin G1000. The 172RG Cutlass adds retractable gear (approximately 140 kt, complex endorsement). Cruise ranges from approximately 120 kt on earlier models to approximately 124 kt on the 172S. Parts availability is exceptional — the support network is wider than any other single-engine type.

Produced 1956. Total produced: 45,000.

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