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
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)
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Cessna 172 — Model Specs
Model specificationStandard 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 estimateFuel 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
AeroGurus estimates based on industry averages for the . Actual costs vary by location, usage, maintenance history, and configuration. Not a financial quote.
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$18,133 – $395,000
median $198,000
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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.