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1955 TRI PACER PA-22 160

Name: 1955 TRI PACER PA-22 160
Brand: Piper
Price: 60000 USD
Availability: InStock

1955 Piper Pacer

Huntington, IN Listed today

About this aircraft

$60,000 · HURRY - IT WON'T LAST! · 1955 Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer 160 • N1646P Exceptionally Clean • Complete Logs Since New • 640 SMOH • Ready to Fly The aircraft received new fabric and paint in 2008, presents very well, and is equipped with desirable upgrades including uAvionix WingBeacon ADS-B Out, King KY-196 COM, King KT-76 Transponder, King GPS, alternator conversion, VG kit, dual toe brakes, and a new exhaust installed in 22 turnkey Tri-Pacer that is becoming increasingly difficult to find in this condition Serious inquiries only. Additional photos, logbook scans, and inspection information are available upon request.

Specifications

Year: 1955
Engine time (SMOH): 640 hrs
Damage history: None reported

Avionics & panel

GPS navigator installed

GPS navigator listed. Verify WAAS capability and IFR certification with the owner.

ADS-B OutGPS navigator

uAvionix WingBeacon ADS-B Out
King KY-196 COM
King KT-76 Transponder
King GPS

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

How this stacks up

1 in this listing's favor1 to ask about

Listed today
Fresh to market — early in the listing cycle
No damage reported
The listing reports no prior damage — the seller's description, not the logbooks, so confirm it at a pre-buy
2/5 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.

Damage history

Reported in the listing — confirm against the airframe and engine logbooks.

No damage history reportedNone reported

This listing reports no prior damage. That is a positive sign, but the flag reflects the seller’s description, not the logbooks — confirm it during a pre-buy. Undocumented or unrepaired damage is a classic red flag, so have an independent inspector review the airframe and engine records before you commit.

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. Your actual costs will vary.

As a sole owner

$1,883/mo$22,600/yr

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

$60,000 to buy (the asking price)

At 100 hrs/yr, renting at $150/hr would be $7,600 cheaper annually — fly more to see ownership savings.

Ownership	Buy-in	Monthly	Annual
Full ownership (sole)	$60,000	$1,883/mo	$22,600/yr
1/2 share	$30,000	$1,442/mo	$17,300/yr
1/3 share	$20,000	$1,294/mo	$15,533/yr
1/4 share	$15,000	$1,221/mo	$14,650/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

$60,000

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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