1956 CESSNA 172 SOLD
No longer listed as of May 2026. The price below is the last asking price — the final sale price is not disclosed.
SOLD · May 2026
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- Year
- 1956
- Make
- Cessna
- Model
- 172
- Total Time
- 3,818 hr
- Source
- winglist.aero
Listing closed
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Performance & Capacity
- Seats
- 4
- Cruise
- 122 kts
- Max Speed
- 124 kts
- Range
- 640 nm
- Ceiling
- 14,000 ft
- Useful Load
- 878 lbs
- Fuel
- 56.0 gal
- Burn
- 8.6 gph
- Engines
- 1 · Piston
- Power
- 180 hp
- MTOW
- 2,550 lbs
- ICAO Type
- C172
Manufacturer-published specs for the Cessna 172 model. Actual aircraft may vary by configuration / modifications.
Operating Cost (est.)
- Hourly Variable
- $130
- Annual Fixed
- $18,000
- Engine Overhaul
- $30,000
- TBO
- 2,000 hrs
AeroGurus estimates based on industry averages for the Cessna 172. Actual costs vary by location, usage, maintenance history, and configuration.
Market price band
Cessna 172 typical:
$45,744 – $395,000
median $114,000
across 395 active listings
About the Cessna 172
The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is the best-selling aircraft of all time — more than 44,000 built — and the definitive four-seat high-wing training and touring single. It comes in three sub-families: the fixed-gear 172 letter series (172A through 172S, the volume of the fleet), the retractable-gear 172RG Cutlass, and the higher-powered R172 Hawk XP. The Skyhawk returned to production in 1996 and the fuel-injected 172S remains in production today. See the live price range and median above for the Cessna 172 and 172 Skyhawk listings on the market now, from early letter-series airframes to new-production 172S models.
Produced 1956. Total produced: 45,000.