1972 Piper Cherokee 140E

1972 Piper Cherokee 140E

Specifications

Year

1972

Total time (TTAF)

9,438 hrs

How this stacks up

• Good deal

  $46,572 (40%) below the median of 7 similar-year, similar-hours Piper Cherokee 140E listings

• Listed 2 months ago

  Listed longer than ~80% of the 56 comparable Piper Cherokee 140E listings still for sale — a seller-flexibility signal

• 3/5 key specs

  Most key specs are provided; verify any missing details with the seller

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.

Airframe time

Average over the aircraft's life — 9,438 hrs total time across ~54 years. A rule of thumb, not a guarantee.

High utilization

This airframe has averaged about 175 hrs/year over ~54 years — more than most personal aircraft. Regular flying keeps engines and systems healthy, but it also adds cumulative wear, so review the maintenance history, component overhauls, and how the total time compares with the type's typical service life.

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.

At 100 hrs/yr, renting at $150/hr would be $7,699 cheaper annually — fly more to see ownership savings.

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.