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1965 CESSNA 172G

1965 Cessna 172

Vero Beach, FL Listed 4 weeks ago
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About this aircraft

$110,000 · FOR SALE BY OWNER · 1965 CESSNA 172G-Well-maintained and reliable 172G with modernized panel and strong Continental O-300 engine. Excellent trainer, time builder, or personal aircraft. 5,500 TT. Continental O-300, approx. 1,600 SMOH. Registration: N3878L Serial Number:17254047 Engine: 160HP Annual June 2026; Complete logs; no known damage or corrosion. AVIONICS/EQUIPMENT: Dual Garmin G5 electronic flight instruments, Garmin GTN 750 GPS/NAV/COM, additional Garmin avionics, transponder, and conventional backup instruments. Four place configurations. Located in Sebastian, Florida. Asking $110000

Specifications

Year
1965

How this stacks up

2 in this listing's favor1 to ask about
  • Below market

    $16,421 (13%) below the family-wide median of 62 Cessna 172 listings (year & hours not controlled)

  • Listed 28 days ago

    Listed more recently than ~75% of the 62 comparable Cessna 172 listings still for sale

  • Price reduced $9,900

    Down 8% from the original $119,900 — a seller motivation signal

  • 1/5 key specs

    Key information is missing — ask the seller about hours, engine time, and registration

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.

Price history

  1. Price reduced· Nov 3, 2026$110,000−$9,900 (-8%)
  2. Listed · Oct 6, 2026$119,900

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

$1,925/mo$23,100/yr

≈ $231 per flight hour at 100 hrs/yr — flying fewer hours raises this (fixed costs spread over fewer hours)

$110,000 to buy (the asking price)

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

OwnershipBuy-inMonthlyAnnual
Full ownership (sole)$110,000$1,925/mo$23,100/yr
1/2 share$55,000$1,463/mo$17,550/yr
1/3 share$36,667$1,308/mo$15,700/yr
1/4 share$27,500$1,231/mo$14,775/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.

Price

$110,000

$119,900

~13% below market · $126k median · 62 comps

ClubHanger Estimate

Below market

Asking $16,421 (13%) below the median Cessna 172 listing.

62 other Cessna 172 listings for sale now range $49,995–$599,000 (median $126,421) — this one is priced above 29% of them.

$49,995$599,000
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Compares this asking price to all Cessna 172 listings — actual value also depends on year, hours, and avionics. An estimate, not an appraisal or an offer.

Listed 4 weeks ago — listed more recently than ~75% of the 62 similar Cessna 172 listings for sale now

Co-ownership available

3 co-ownership shares listed for Cessna 172 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

1/4
  • 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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