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1970 177RG CESSNA CARDINAL

Name: 1970 177RG CESSNA CARDINAL
Brand: Cessna
Price: 159900 USD
Availability: InStock

1970 Cessna 177

Spencer, IN Listed 1 month ago

About this aircraft

$159,900 · AVAILABLE FOR SALE · Ac TT 2893.99 Eng SMOH 1735.19 Top OH 700.9 Gami Inj. Surefly & new Mag,new harness.light weight starter & new alternator.new battery. new wing tips. powerflow exhaust. door stewards. ELT upgraded.Garmin audio panel 4 person intercom.430 WAAS.2 ea. G-5s GFC 500 AP electric trim. GTX345 ADSB in & out. flight stream.JPI engine monitor. Also have factory reman engine & overhauled 3 blade prop both have 189 hrs. sell all together $ 205000.00 call 812-841-2469

Specifications

Year: 1970
Total time (TTAF): 2,894 hrs
Engine time (SMOH): 1,735 hrs

Avionics & panel

IFR-capable: WAAS GPS + autopilot

WAAS GPS for precision approaches and autopilot for cross-country — a solid IFR panel.

ADS-B OutAutopilotWAAS GPS

Garmin audio panel
4 person intercom
Garmin 430 WAAS
2x G-5
GFC 500 autopilot
GTX345 ADS-B in/out
JPI engine monitor

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

How this stacks up

2 in this listing's favor

Listed 1 month ago
On the market for a month or more — worth asking about negotiating room
Price reduced $5,100
Down 3% from the original $165,000 — a seller motivation signal
IFR-capable: WAAS GPS + autopilot
WAAS GPS for precision approaches and autopilot for cross-country — a solid IFR panel.
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 — 2,894 hrs total time across ~56 years. A rule of thumb, not a guarantee.

≈52 hrs/yrTypical

Typical utilization

This airframe has averaged about 52 hrs/year over ~56 years — in the normal range for a personal aircraft: regularly exercised without being worked hard.

Price history

Price reduced· Sep 11, 2026$159,900−$5,100 (-3%)
Listed · Jul 30, 2026$165,000

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

$1,967/mo$23,599/yr

≈ $236 per flight hour at 100 hrs/yr — flying fewer hours raises this (fixed costs spread over fewer hours)

$159,900 to buy (the asking price)

At 100 hrs/yr, renting at $150/hr would be $8,599 cheaper annually — fly more to see ownership savings.

Ownership	Buy-in	Monthly	Annual
Full ownership (sole)	$159,900	$1,967/mo	$23,599/yr
1/2 share	$79,950	$1,483/mo	$17,800/yr
1/3 share	$53,300	$1,322/mo	$15,866/yr
1/4 share	$39,975	$1,242/mo	$14,900/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

$159,900

$165,000

Co-ownership available

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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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