1996 AVIAT HUSKY A-1

1996 Piper

Specifications

Year

1996

Total time (TTAF)

750 hrs

Annual due

Feb 2025

Damage history

Yes

Avionics & panel

• Traditional 6-pack
• PAR200B Audio Panel
• Trig Radio
• GNC-355 IFR GPS touchscreen
• KI206 CDI
• ADS-B In
• ADS-B Out
• Stratus ESG/ForeFlight
• Guardian panel CO monitor
• JPI EDM 900 Engine Monitor

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

How this stacks up

• Listed 7 days ago

  Relatively recently listed

• Annual may be overdue

  The listing states the annual was due Feb 2025 — 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

• WAAS GPS — IFR-capable

  WAAS GPS navigator for LPV precision approaches. No autopilot or glass panel detected in the listing.

• 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.

Airframe time

Average over the aircraft's life — 750 hrs total time across ~30 years. A rule of thumb, not a guarantee.

Low-time for its age

This airframe has averaged about 25 hrs/year over ~30 years — light use for a personal aircraft. Fewer hours can mean lighter wear, but aircraft that sit also risk dried seals, corrosion, and stale fuel-system components. Ask how regularly it's flown and what the recent annual inspections found.

Annual inspection

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

Annual inspection may be overdue

The listing states the annual was due Feb 2025, about 18 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.

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.

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.

At 100 hrs/yr, renting at $150/hr would be $8,475 cheaper annually — fly more to see ownership savings.

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.