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1971 Cessna 172L
Single Engine Piston
$175,000
Location
West Milford, NJ
Total Time
3,190 hrs
Engine SMOH
850 hrs
Seats
4
Serial #
17259601
Reg #
N7901G
Engine
LYCOMING O-320-E2D
Cruise
122 kts (226 km/h)
ICAO Type
C172
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Listing Details
Seller reported- Year
- 1971
- Make
- Cessna
- Model
- 172L
- Total Time
- 3,190 hr
- Location
- West Milford, NJ
- Seller
- Adam Raines
- Source
- trade-a-plane.com
LOW TIME, Impeccably maintained and extremely well loved 1971 C172 L model with BRS Whole Plane Parachute 3191 TTAF, 850 TTE since Factory New 180hp Penn Yan install. Engine compressions mid-upper 70s. Cruise Prop. BRS Parachute System ($22k), IFR. Garmin 430 WAAS, Garmin GTX345 with traffic/wx, ADSB in/out, Paint 2014 6/10, New Airtex leather interior 10/10, New Premier Plastics, Soundproofing, New rear window, Brand new rear 3 pt seatbelts, 4th owner since new, Never a trainer/school plane, No damage history, Hangared, Logs from day 1 all organized in a protected binder. This is a trouble-free, straight flying, well rigged, very fast 172.
Cessna 172L — Model Specs
Model specificationStandard specs for this model. Actual aircraft may differ.
Seats
4
Cruise Speed
122 kts (226 km/h)
Max Speed
125 kts (232 km/h)
Range
640 nm (1,185 km)
Ceiling
13,000 ft (3,962 m)
Max Weight
2,300 lbs (1,043 kg)
Useful Load
878 lbs (398 kg)
Horsepower
150 HP
Fuel Capacity
43 gal (163 L)
Fuel Burn
8.5 GPH (32 L/h)
TBO
2,000 hrs
Estimated Cost of Ownership
AeroGurus estimateFuel Burn
8.5 GPH
~$55/hr
Variable Cost
$130/hr
fuel + mx + reserves
Annual Fixed
$18,000/yr
hangar + insurance + annual
Engine Overhaul
$30,000
every 2,000 hrs
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$79,900 – $179,000
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About the Cessna 172L
The Cessna 172L is an early-1970s Skyhawk (1968-1973) — a 150-hp Lycoming O-320 four-seater from the high-production years and one of the most affordable used 172s. It flies like any Skyhawk (~120-kt cruise, forgiving, cheap to run), so the buy decision is condition, engine time and panel rather than performance. A sound first airplane or trainer with the deepest parts and instructor support of any single.
Produced 1971–1972.