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1978 PA-38 TOMAHAWK - 50 SMOH

1978 Piper

Frackville, PA Listed today

About this aircraft

$64,500 · FOR SALE · 1978 Piper PA-38 Tomahawk. 2300 TT. 25 SMOH. Overhaul by Columbia Aircraft to factory-new tolerances with 12-mo/200-hr warranty completed June 2026. Annual completed August 2026, complete logs, all ADs complied with, always hangared. Extensive recent maintenance by Keystone Aviation: rebuilt brake cylinders, new battery, nose wheel bearing/axle, steering rods, nose strut service, fuel tank service, engine break-in, & more. Clean, economical aircraft ideal for personal use, time building, club or flight school. Basic VFR avionics. ADS-B Out available for a fee. Located N79, PA. Privately owned.

Specifications

Year
1978

How this stacks up

1 to ask about

  • Listed today

    Fresh to market — early in the listing cycle

  • 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.

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

$1,887/mo$22,645/yr

≈ $226 per flight hour at 100 hrs/yr — flying fewer hours raises this (fixed costs spread over fewer hours)

$64,500 to buy (the asking price)

At 100 hrs/yr, renting at $150/hr would be $7,645 cheaper annually — fly more to see ownership savings.

OwnershipBuy-inMonthlyAnnual
Full ownership (sole)$64,500$1,887/mo$22,645/yr
1/2 share$32,250$1,444/mo$17,323/yr
1/3 share$21,500$1,296/mo$15,548/yr
1/4 share$16,125$1,222/mo$14,661/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

$64,500

Co-ownership available

5 co-ownership shares listed for Piper aircraft on ClubHanger.

From $8,000 buy-in — split the fixed costs with a partner instead of owning outright.

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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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