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1979 PIPER PA-18 SUBER CUB

Name: 1979 PIPER PA-18 SUBER CUB
Brand: Piper
Price: 145000 USD
Availability: InStock

1979 Piper Cub

Yuba City, CA Listed 2 months ago

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About this aircraft

$145,000 · PRICE REDUCED · N88213, TT 1924, Engine 154 TT, 160 HP LyCom cleanup, (Dyno 180 HP) Prop 154 TT (8242), Sutton Exhaust, Steve' Aircraft Gascolator, B&C Alternator, Cub Crafters (CC) boot cowl & firewall assembly-3" extended landing gear with safety cables-vortex generators-aluminum headliner & extended baggage-fuel system, Acme Aero shocks. Steve Jones Scott brake cylinders, Alaska Bushwheel tailwheel assembly, Alaska Bushwheel 31" tires included, Oregon Aero seats, new rudder (not painted- not installed), complete logs

Specifications

Year: 1979

How this stacks up

2 in this listing's favor1 to ask about

Below market
$24,000 (14%) below the family-wide median of 19 Piper Cub listings (year & hours not controlled)
Listed 2 months ago
On the market about as long as the typical one of 19 comparable Piper Cub listings still for sale
Price reduced $20,000
Down 12% from the original $165,000 — 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

Price reduced· Sep 15, 2026$145,000−$20,000 (-12%)
Listed · Aug 20, 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

$1,954/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

$165,000

~14% below market · $169k median · 19 comps

ClubHanger Estimate

Below market

Asking $24,000 (14%) below the median Piper Cub listing.

19 other Piper Cub listings for sale now range $30,000–$435,000 (median $169,000) — this one is priced above 26% of them.

$30,000$435,000

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Compares this asking price to all Piper Cub listings — actual value also depends on year, hours, and avionics. An estimate, not an appraisal or an offer.

Listed 2 months ago — on the market about as long as the typical Piper Cub listing

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

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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