1961 Piper Cherokee 160 for sale

1961 Piper Cherokee 160

Single Engine Piston

FOR SALE
$89,000Overpriced
Location Saint Louis, MO
Total Time 4,276 hrs
Engine SMOH 3,616 hrs
Serial # 28-66
Reg # N5057W
✓ Clean NTSB ✓ Verified recently

Aircraft Details

Seller reported

Avionics & Equipment

VFR

Garmin GNX375 2- AV-30-C's Digital Tachometer Digital EGT/CHT gauge Garmin GMA 340 Audio Panel 2- Bendix/King KX 125 radios

Description

1961 Piper PA-28-160 with factory luggage door. The airframe has 4,276 total hours, with 561 hours since major engine overhaul. The aircraft has had extensive maintenance and upgrades completed. The wing spar inspection AD has been completed and passed, and all applicable ADs are current. Logbooks are complete and orderly. Avionics include a Garmin GNX 375 WAAS GPS with ADS-B In and Out capability and LPV approaches, a Garmin GMA 340 audio panel, dual uAvionix AV-30 flight instruments, and dual Bendix/King KX-125 NAV/COM radios. The panel also includes a digital tachometer and a digital EGT/CHT engine monitoring system. The engine has 561 hours since major overhaul. The propeller has been overhauled, and the aircraft is equipped with a new engine mount, a Plane-Power alternator, and a Reiff engine heater. The aircraft has a factory-installed luggage door. All required airworthiness directives have been complied with. The interior has been recently updated, and the aircraft has new windows. Exterior paint is in good, serviceable condition. Overall, this is a well-maintained and well-equipped Cherokee 160 with a low-time engine, modern avionics, and major inspections and updates already completed.

Engine

Continental O-320 B2B engine with two new cylinders (maybe 2023). 561 SMOH Plane Power alternator Reiff engine heater I'll update this listing when I get back to the plane to check the logs.

Interior

New interior seats, walls and floors 2023 Original headliner

Exterior

paint is in good, serviceable condition

Description and equipment details provided by the seller. AeroGurus does not verify seller-provided information.

Price Comparison 1 active offer

Source Price Action
Grant Erfert
trade-a-plane.com
$89,000

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About This Piper Cherokee 160

This 1961 Piper Cherokee 160 (N5057W) is a single engine piston with 4,276 hours on the airframe. There are currently 8 Cherokee 160 aircraft listed for sale with asking prices ranging from $59,500 to $95,000. This aircraft is priced above the market average at $89,000.

NTSB records show 0 incidents for this airframe — a clean safety record.

Pre-Purchase Checklist

Safety record: 0 NTSB incidents
Airframe: 4,276 hours
Budget $5,000-15,000 for pre-purchase inspection

Ownership & Registration

FAA registration data pending for N5057W.

Location & Ownership

FAA records

Aircraft Location

Saint Louis, MO

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Title Status

No FAA title records

Available for US-registered aircraft only

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry, FAA Civil Aviation Registry (DocIndex). Title data may be delayed. Always verify with an aviation attorney before purchase.

Safety Record

NTSB safety data coming soon.

We'll check N5057W against the NTSB accident database.

AeroGurus Market Estimate AME

$73,000
Range: $66,250 — $81,000
Confidence: 40%
vs. Market
+22%
Above Market

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