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FOR SALE BEAUTIFUL PITTS S-2B

Name: FOR SALE BEAUTIFUL PITTS S-2B
Brand: Biplane
Price: 145000 USD
Availability: InStock

1984 Biplane

St. Pete, FL Listed 2 months ago

About this aircraft

$145,000 · AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY · 1984, sn#5036. It has 1100 TT on the airframe and 23 hours less on the engine. (due to crank AD in the '80's they swapped it out). Hartzell 3 blade "Claw" with 325 hours on it since new. Top end has 250 hours since new. All logbooks from A-Z. No damage history. Interior is a 10/10, paint/ fabric is 8/10 and was recovered/repainted back in the early 90’s. ALL new: motor mounts, FF xducer & EGT probes, battery, oil cooler, hooker harnesses in the front & back with dual ratchets, tires & tubes, Garmin radio & transponder. ADSB out w/ digital encoder. USB charger/music. API t/w. Smoke system!

Specifications

Year: 1984
Total time (TTAF): 1,100 hrs
Engine time (SMOH): 23 hrs
Damage history: None reported

Avionics & panel

ADS-B compliant

ADS-B Out equipped. No glass, GPS, or autopilot found in the listing — ask the owner about the full panel.

ADS-B Out

Garmin radio
Garmin transponder
ADS-B Out
digital encoder

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

How this stacks up

1 in this listing's favor

Listed 2 months ago
On the market for a month or more — worth asking about negotiating room
No damage reported
The listing reports no prior damage — the seller's description, not the logbooks, so confirm it at a pre-buy
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 — 1,100 hrs total time across ~42 years. A rule of thumb, not a guarantee.

≈26 hrs/yrLow time

Low-time for its age

This airframe has averaged about 26 hrs/year over ~42 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.

No damage history reportedNone reported

This listing reports no prior damage. That is a positive sign, but the flag reflects the seller’s description, not the logbooks — confirm it during a pre-buy. Undocumented or unrepaired damage is a classic red flag, so have an independent inspector review the airframe and engine records before you commit.

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

$1,954/mo$23,450/yr

≈ $235 per flight hour at 100 hrs/yr — flying fewer hours raises this (fixed costs spread over fewer hours)

$145,000 to buy (the asking price)

At 100 hrs/yr, renting at $150/hr would be $8,450 cheaper annually — fly more to see ownership savings.

Ownership	Buy-in	Monthly	Annual
Full ownership (sole)	$145,000	$1,954/mo	$23,450/yr
1/2 share	$72,500	$1,477/mo	$17,725/yr
1/3 share	$48,333	$1,318/mo	$15,817/yr
1/4 share	$36,250	$1,239/mo	$14,863/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

$145,000

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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