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1961 COMANCHE 250 FOR SALE

1961 Piper Comanche

Granbury, TX Listed today
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About this aircraft

$147,000 · FOR SALE BY PROUD OWNER · Impresssive Cross Country Flyer!! Recently overhauled Lycoming O-540 (less than 200 hours) Garmin 530W, ADS B Out/In, Metal Panel, STEC-50 AP w/hdg bug, GPS steering, Digital Tach and MP Gauge, Fuel Scan 450, electric trim, McCauley 3-BLD Prop, Leather Front Seats, Tip Tanks 15 gal/each, Dual Shoulder Harness Complete with airplane cover, tow bar, Electric Tug... Airplane is for sale but will consider 50% Partnership in lieu of sale!

Specifications

Year
1961
Engine time (SMOH)
200 hrs
Engine
Lycoming O-540

Avionics & panel

Autopilot installed

Autopilot listed but no GPS navigator detected. Ask the owner about the full IFR navigation suite.

ADS-B OutAutopilot
  • Garmin 530W
  • ADS-B Out/In
  • STEC-50 autopilot
  • Digital Tach
  • MP Gauge
  • Fuel Scan 450

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

How this stacks up

1 in this listing's favor1 to ask about

  • Priced high

    $32,000 (28%) above the median of 4 similar-year, similar engine-time Piper Comanche listings

  • Listed today

    Listed more recently than ~100% of the 7 comparable Piper Comanche listings still for sale

  • Engine has life left

    1,800 hrs to TBO (90% of the 2,000-hr Lycoming O-540 interval remaining) — an overhaul is well down the road

  • 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.

Engine Life

Based on 200 hrs since overhaul (SMOH) and the published 2,000 hr TBO for the Lycoming O-540.

1,800 hrsto TBO

90% of TBO remaining

Engine reserve budget~$1,300/yr · ~$13/hr

Estimated overhaul cost ($26,000) spread over 2,000 hr TBO at 100 hrs/yr — a rule of thumb, not a quote.

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. Engine reserve from the panel above is folded into the split. Your actual costs will vary.

As a sole owner

$2,064/mo$24,770/yr

≈ $248 per flight hour at 100 hrs/yr — flying fewer hours raises this (fixed costs spread over fewer hours)

$147,000 to buy (the asking price)

At 100 hrs/yr, renting at $150/hr would be $9,770 cheaper annually — fly more to see ownership savings.

OwnershipBuy-inMonthlyAnnual
Full ownership (sole)$147,000$2,064/mo$24,770/yr
1/2 share$73,500$1,532/mo$18,385/yr
1/3 share$49,000$1,355/mo$16,257/yr
1/4 share$36,750$1,266/mo$15,193/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, engine reserve) split equally by number of partners; fuel/oil is per-pilot since each partner flies their own hours.

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Price

$147,000

~13% above market · $130k median · 7 comps

ClubHanger Estimate

Above market

Asking $17,000 (13%) above the median Piper Comanche listing.

7 other Piper Comanche listings for sale now range $87,000–$183,900 (median $130,000) — this one is priced above 71% of them.

$87,000$183,900
this listingmedian

Deal check

Priced high

Asking $32,000 (28%) above the median of similar-year, similar engine-time Piper Comanche listings.

Compared with 4 Piper Comanche listings for sale now within ±5 years and comparable engine time since overhaul — controlling for the two biggest value drivers, so this is a genuine value read (median $115,000).

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Compares this asking price to all Piper Comanche listings — actual value also depends on year, hours, and avionics. An estimate, not an appraisal or an offer.

Listed today — listed more recently than ~100% of the 7 similar Piper Comanche listings for sale now

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

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  • 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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