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1982 CESSNA T303 CRUSADER

Name: 1982 CESSNA T303 CRUSADER
Brand: Beechcraft
Price: 330000 USD
Availability: InStock

1982 Beechcraft

Beaufort, SC Listed 1 month ago

About this aircraft

$330,000 · FOR SALE · 1982 Cessna T303 with Garmin Glass Cockpit, FIKI, & Desirable Upgrades. Airframe 2,120 hours, 1,525lb useful, 153 gals fuel & ample storage. Cockpit has Garmin G500TXI, GTN750, STEC 3100, ADSB In & Out, Synthetic Vision, Garmin EIS, and more. Continental TSIO-520’s w/ 740 SMOH L&R, 320 hours since disassembly and IRAN in 2021 by Tims Aircraft Engines. Interior leather club seating, Tray table and presents well. Exterior is serviceable, but paint is somewhat poor condition. Annual 4/26, Full Logs, Hangared in Idaho (KMAN) & Flown 80-100 hours past year. Gear-up in 2020, professional repair.

Specifications

Year: 1982
Total time (TTAF): 2,120 hrs
Engine time (SMOH): 740 hrs
Engine: Continental TSIO-520
Annual due: Apr 2026
Damage history: Yes

Avionics & panel

Full IFR touring setup

Glass panel, WAAS GPS, and autopilot — everything needed for instrument cross-country flying.

Glass panelADS-B OutAutopilotWAAS GPS

Garmin G500TXI
Garmin GTN750
STEC 3100
ADS-B In
ADS-B Out
Synthetic Vision
Garmin EIS

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

How this stacks up

2 in this listing's favor2 to ask about

Listed 1 month ago
On the market for a month or more — worth asking about negotiating room
Annual may be overdue
The listing states the annual was due Apr 2026 — confirm the aircraft has a current annual before you commit
Prior damage reported
The listing reports prior damage — ask for the repair records and focus the pre-buy on the repaired area
Engine has life left
660 hrs to TBO (47% of the 1,400-hr Continental TSIO-520 interval remaining) — an overhaul is well down the road
Full IFR touring setup
Glass panel, WAAS GPS, and autopilot — everything needed for instrument cross-country flying.
4/5 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 740 hrs since overhaul (SMOH) and the published 1,400 hr TBO for the Continental TSIO-520.

660 hrsto TBO

47% of TBO remaining

≈ 14 years to overhaul at its historical pace

660hrs left ÷ this aircraft's ~48 hrs/yr average. A rough projection — your own flying rate will change the timeline.

Engine reserve budget~$2,857/yr · ~$29/hr

Estimated overhaul cost ($40,000) spread over 1,400 hr TBO at 100 hrs/yr — a rule of thumb, not a quote.

Airframe time

Average over the aircraft's life — 2,120 hrs total time across ~44 years. A rule of thumb, not a guarantee.

≈48 hrs/yrTypical

Typical utilization

This airframe has averaged about 48 hrs/year over ~44 years — in the normal range for a personal aircraft: regularly exercised without being worked hard.

Annual inspection

Required every 12 calendar months. Read off the listing's stated annual-due date — confirm against the logbooks.

Apr 2026Verify

Annual inspection may be overdue

The listing states the annual was due Apr 2026, about 5 months ago — confirm the aircraft has a current annual, and budget ~$2,500 if it still needs one.

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

As a sole owner

$2,346/mo$28,157/yr

≈ $282 per flight hour at 100 hrs/yr — flying fewer hours raises this (fixed costs spread over fewer hours)

$330,000 to buy (the asking price)

At 100 hrs/yr, renting at $150/hr would be $13,157 cheaper annually — fly more to see ownership savings.

Ownership	Buy-in	Monthly	Annual
Full ownership (sole)	$330,000	$2,346/mo	$28,157/yr
1/2 share	$165,000	$1,673/mo	$20,079/yr
1/3 share	$110,000	$1,449/mo	$17,386/yr
1/4 share	$82,500	$1,337/mo	$16,039/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

$330,000

Co-ownership available

3 co-ownership shares listed for Beechcraft aircraft on ClubHanger.

From $30,000 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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