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1978 PIPER PA28-161 WITH 180HP

1978 Piper

Clayton, NC Listed today

About this aircraft

$110,000 · GREAT TIME BUILDER! · Low time, loaded panel, updated interior, taper wing. 180hp O-360 STC upgrade, makes it basically a Piper Archer! Only 3000hr TT airframe. Engine 1180hr SMOH (by Lycoming in 2004). Prop 35hr SPOH. Annual current to May27. Panel upgrade in 2026 with dual AV30's, AV-MAG. AV-Link, GARMIN GTN750, GI275, GTR200, GMA340, GTX345 ADS-B in/out. Century II AP overhauled and working perfectly. New interior 2015. Wing spar AD completed. Airframe logs prior to 2014 lost but flight records back to 80's exist. Exceptional IFR training airplane. Bring your mechanic to inspect, you will not be disappointed.

Specifications

Year
1978

How this stacks up

1 to ask about

  • Listed today

    Fresh to market — early in the listing cycle

  • 1/5 key specs

    Key information is missing — ask the seller about hours, engine time, and registration

This summary draws on signals shown in detail below — price comps, listing age, maintenance and engine status, and key specs. Read each section for full context. Not an appraisal.

Cost to own

Rule-of-thumb estimates — insurance ≈ 1% of price, hangar $7,500/yr, annual inspection $2,500/yr, fuel + oil at your selected hrs/yr. Your actual costs will vary.

As a sole owner

$1,925/mo$23,100/yr

≈ $231 per flight hour at 100 hrs/yr — flying fewer hours raises this (fixed costs spread over fewer hours)

$110,000 to buy (the asking price)

At 100 hrs/yr, renting at $150/hr would be $8,100 cheaper annually — fly more to see ownership savings.

OwnershipBuy-inMonthlyAnnual
Full ownership (sole)$110,000$1,925/mo$23,100/yr
1/2 share$55,000$1,463/mo$17,550/yr
1/3 share$36,667$1,308/mo$15,700/yr
1/4 share$27,500$1,231/mo$14,775/yr

Buy-in is the asking price split evenly across partners — what you'd each pay to acquire the aircraft (the real figure is negotiated). Fixed costs (insurance, hangar, inspection) split equally by number of partners; fuel/oil is per-pilot since each partner flies their own hours.

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Price

$110,000

Co-ownership available

5 co-ownership shares listed for Piper aircraft on ClubHanger.

From $8,000 buy-in — split the fixed costs with a partner instead of owning outright.

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Listing trust

1/4
  • Complete detailsYear, registration, make/model, and a full description.
  • Maintenance disclosedAirframe (TTAF) and engine (SMOH) times are listed.
  • Transparent priceA real asking price, not "contact for price".
  • Posted by a memberListed by a signed-up ClubHanger member, not a scraped aggregator.
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