1977 SUPER DECATHLON

1977 Bellanca Decathlon

Specifications

Year

1977

Total time (TTAF)

1,132 hrs

Engine time (SMOH)

1,132 hrs

Avionics & panel

• UAvionics wingtip beacons

Equipment list extracted from the seller's description. Verify with logbooks before purchase.

How this stacks up

• Listed today

  Fresh to market — early in the listing cycle

• 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 — 1,132 hrs total time across ~49 years. A rule of thumb, not a guarantee.

Low-time for its age

This airframe has averaged about 23 hrs/year over ~49 years — light use for a personal aircraft. Fewer hours can mean lighter wear, but aircraft that sit also risk dried seals, corrosion, and stale fuel-system components. Ask how regularly it's flown and what the recent annual inspections found.

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 $8,250 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.