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1964 CESSNA 185C PROJECT

Name: 1964 CESSNA 185C PROJECT
Brand: Cessna
Price: 85000 USD
Availability: InStock

1964 Cessna 185

Mesa, AZ Listed 2 months ago

About this aircraft

$85,000 · GREAT BUY · Estimate $65,000 to fix it. 2100TT 1100 smoh prop strike Fuselage good wing damage and vertical

Specifications

Year: 1964
Total time (TTAF): 2,100 hrs
Engine time (SMOH): 1,100 hrs
Damage history: Yes

How this stacks up

1 to ask about

Listed 2 months ago
On the market for a month or more — worth asking about negotiating room
Prior damage reported
The listing reports prior damage — ask for the repair records and focus the pre-buy on the repaired area
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 — 2,100 hrs total time across ~62 years. A rule of thumb, not a guarantee.

≈34 hrs/yrLow time

Low-time for its age

This airframe has averaged about 34 hrs/year over ~62 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.

Damage history

Reported in the listing — confirm against the airframe and engine logbooks.

Prior damage reportedReported

This listing reports prior damage. Properly repaired damage does not automatically disqualify an aircraft, but it can affect value, insurability, and resale. Ask the seller for the repair records (and any FAA Form 337s / STCs), and have a pre-buy inspection focus on the repaired area and the surrounding structure.

Pre-purchase inspection guide

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

$1,904/mo$22,850/yr

≈ $229 per flight hour at 100 hrs/yr — flying fewer hours raises this (fixed costs spread over fewer hours)

$85,000 to buy (the asking price)

At 100 hrs/yr, renting at $150/hr would be $7,850 cheaper annually — fly more to see ownership savings.

Ownership	Buy-in	Monthly	Annual
Full ownership (sole)	$85,000	$1,904/mo	$22,850/yr
1/2 share	$42,500	$1,452/mo	$17,425/yr
1/3 share	$28,333	$1,301/mo	$15,617/yr
1/4 share	$21,250	$1,226/mo	$14,713/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

$85,000

Co-ownership available

6 co-ownership shares listed for Cessna aircraft on ClubHanger.

From $14,000 buy-in — split the fixed costs with a partner instead of owning outright.

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Listing trust

2/4

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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