Piper Cherokee 140/180hp constant speed prop. NICE plane & dirt cheap.


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Current Price: 24,900.00 USD

1966 Piper Cherokee 140 w/180hp and Constant Speed prop conversion *NICE PLANE!*

*Located in Kansas City*   

This is a very nice 4-place plane with a great running mid-time engine and really, really nice IFR avionics package.   The paint, while not perfect, is very nice and interior is a solid 8 on scale of 10.  The engine runs like a well oiled machine and includes a spin on oil filter.  Prop was just overhauled a few months ago and has less than 10 hours on it.  The big engine conversion makes this plane a real performer but also remains an outstanding trainer.  Basically, you take a proven and dependable Cherokee airframe, then put an extra 30 hp on the nose with a constant speed prop for increased performance and fuel economy and you've got a Cherokee 140/180.    

AIRFRAME:
3450 hours TTAF.  The paint and airframe are in really nice condition and show that this plane has been hangared and well maintained.  There are some flaws in the paint but it's nicer than 90% of the Cherokees you'll find for sale.  The logbooks were stolen by the boyfriend of a previous owner but hours and history have been recreated from maintenance records.  I am attempting to get the stolen logs back and if I do, the price will increase significantly.  Prop was overhauled and annual completed in May 2014.  There are no records of damage history according to NTSB.   

ENGINE:
Lycoming O-360 engine conversion with Hartzell constant speed prop.  Engine has 1057  hours since overhaul and prop has less than 10.  On a cross country flight from Houston to Kansas City, plane used no oil and shows no signs of leaks.      

AVIONICS:  
You'll have a hard time finding another cherokee with avionics like this.  Most owners simply don't invest a ton of money in the avionics of a lower priced plane.  It has an incredible IFR package with DUAL Nav/Com flip flop radios, transponder, ADF, DME and a GPS!  If you buy another Cherokee, you'll spend a small fortune to install a full IFR package.
  
Garmin 100 GPS
Collins TX 760D Digital Flip/Flop Communications radios (two of them)
Collins TN 200D Digital Flip/Flop Navigation radios (two of them)
Collins TRT 250D digital Transponder with one-touch VFR button
Collins TDF 100D digital ADF
King DME
Dual digital glideslope indicators
Vertical compass

**Panel is extremely nice and well laid out.  Most instruments have been rebuilt.  Radios work great and are extremely clear.

This is your chance to get a great plane with an avionics package seldom found in a lower priced plane at an awesome price.  The Cherokee is one of the best flying GA planes on the market with very respectable cruising speeds, great fuel economy, and an extremely dependable engine.  With the big engine and constant speed prop conversion, this plane is amazing to fly.  This is the way Piper should have built this plane.  The climb performance is outstanding but yet it maintains the great fuel economy of the 4-cylinder Lycoming engine.  

The Cherokee functions perfectly as a great trainer or time building aircraft yet is also a very capable cross country plane with 48 gallons of useable fuel.  While not as forgiving as a Cessna, it will make you a much better pilot and set up an easier transition to more complex aircraft.

We are currently flying this plane as often as possible so hours will change slightly.  While the logbooks have been stolen, all hours have been transcribed, FAA 337's and STC paperwork is all there, prop was just overhauled and a full annual was just completed. If all logbooks were present, plane would be at least $10,000 more.  We have aircraft arriving weekly.  If you are interested in a specific aircraft  model or curious of what we have arriving soon, please e-mail sales@rraircraft.com

***$2000 deposit due within 48 hours of auction close.  Final payment due within 7 days.  Buyer responsible for pickup or shipping arrangements of aircraft.  We do have pilots who can deliver the plane to you, normally for less than what you could move it yourself for.  If interested, I can put you in touch with a reputable ferry pilot.  Plane shall be paid in full before it leaves it's current home airport, KLXT in Lee's Summit, MO.  


On Aug-27-14 at 11:43:58 PDT, seller added the following information:

To answer a few questions and make clarifications, radios are Terra, not Collins as stated.  Pictures are of the actual aircraft and panel.  In response to another bidder's question, the manifold pressure gauge is on the lower left side of the panel but not visible in the pictures taken.  I have a picture of the gauge if you need to see it but I can assure you that it's there and that it works.


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