1979 CESSNA 172N, HIGH TIME AIRFRAME, NEWER PAINT AND INT. LOOKS BEAUTIFUL, CHEClick here to purchase or contact the seller of this item on eBay |
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1979 CESSNA 172N, HIGH TIME AIRFRAME, NEWER PAINT AND INT. LOOKS BEAUTIFUL, CHEAP !!
THIS IS A VERY SHARP 172N !!
COMPLETE STRIP AND PAINT IN JET-GLO POLYURETHANE BY MAJOR SHOP IN 2010 !!
ALLOVER WHITE WITH DARK METALLIC BLUE AND GOLD ACCENT STRIPES. LOOKS GREAT !!
INTERIOR IS GREY VINYL WITH NAVY BLUE INSERTS ON SEATS AND SIDE PANELS.
NEW CARPET, SEAT AND SIDE PANELS AND PLASTICS FRESHENED 4/2015 LOOKS GREAT !!
EXTENDED BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT, PLASTICS AND CARPET LOOK GREAT
BOTH FRONT BUCKETS HAVE THE DESIRABLE "INFINITE ADJUST" FEATURE, WITH 2 HANDLES TO ADJUST THE BACKREST ANGLE AND HEIGHT OF EITHER SEAT, SO EVERY SIZE PILOT AND CO-PILOT CAN GET A COMFORTABLE VIEW !!
THE "N" MODEL 172 IS WHAT WE OLD TIMERS USED TO CALL A "LATE MODEL" SKYHAWK. VIRTUALLY ALL OF THE UPGRADES AND IMPROVEMENTS THAT CESSNA THOUGHT UP OVER 25 YEARS OF PRODUCING THE MOST POPULAR 4 PLACE AIRPLANE EVER ARE FOUND IN THE 172N.
EXCEPT ONE THING.
NOBODY LIKED THE 0-320H2AD ENGINE !!
LYCOMING'S 160 H.P. "BETTER IDEA" ENGINE WAS NOT A BETTER IDEA !
FROM THE BEGINNING THERE WERE PROBLEMS, AND THEY ONLY GOT WORSE OVER TIME.
MOST PEOPLE THAT COULD UPGRADED TO THE FOLLOW-ON 0-320D2J, AND I HAVE EVEN HAD AIRPLANES THAT DOWNGRADED TO 150 H.P. JUST TO GET AWAY FROM THIS ENGINE, SO NO ONE WILL PROBABLY SHED A TEAR TO FIND OUT THAT THE PROP STRIKE H2AD IS NOT INCLUDED WITH THIS AIRFRAME SALE.
YOU CAN STILL UPGRADE TO THE D2J, WHICH IS THE SAME 160 H.P., BUT MOST PEOPLE DON'T ANYMORE, BECAUSE IT TURNS OUT THAT THE 0-360, 180 H.P. ENGINE BOLTS RIGHT UP TO THE ENGINE MOUNT !!
ALTHOUGH SLIGHTLY HEAVIER, IT PRODUCES NOTICEABLE GAINS IN CLIMB AND CRUISE SPEED, AND A CLEAR REDUCTION IN TAKE-OFF ROLL. EVERYBODY THAT CAN SHOULD UPDATE THIER 172 TO 180 H.P.
SAY A NICE 172N LIKE THIS ONE.
SIT DOWN, SO THIS DOESNT SURPRISE YOU , BUT THIS PRETTY PLANE HAS 23,000 HOURS TOTAL TIME !!
WE HAVE THE LOGS SINCE DAY ONE, FEBRUARY 1979, AND THERE ARE NO GAPS. IN FACT, EXCEPT FOR THE FIRST FEW YEARS, ALMOST ALL OF THE MAINTAINENCE ON THIS PLANE HAS BEEN AT THE SAME AIRPORT, AND B THE SAME COUPLE OF GUYS !!
NICE DETAILED ENTRIES, AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL IS APPARENT.
THE FACT THAT THEY JUST SPENT THE MONEY ON A STRIP AND PAINT AND A NEW INTERIOR SHOULD TELL YOU HOW THEY FELT ABOUT THE AIRPLANE.
LOOK AT THE PHOTOS WE TOOK. NOTICE THE AIRPLANE ISNT ALL PATCHED UP AND TACKY?
CLUB OWNED, NOT A FLIGHT SCHOOL, SO THEY WERE NOT TRYING TO SCRAPE BY
IF SOMETHING NEEDED REPAIR, THEY DID IT RIGHT, NO SKIMPING !!
UNFORTUNATELY, THE MECHANICS WERE NOT DOING THE FLYING.
A LOW TIME PILOT LANDED HARD ON THE NOSEWHEEL, WHICH FORCED THE UPPER NOSE GEAR ATTACHMENT POINT UP.
YOU CAN SEE THE WRINKLE ON THE CENTER FIREWALL TUNNEL SKIN AND THE LEFT UPPER SIDE SKIN.
THERE ARE ALSO SMALL RESULTING WRINKLES IN THE BELLY FLOOR SKINS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE CENTER CONSOLE (SHOWN)
THAT DAMAGE, ALTHOUGH IT IS NOT SLIGHT, IS THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE TO THIS AIRPLANE !!
NO DAMAGE TO THE UPPER OR LOWER COWLING. THE COWLING IS THE DESIRABLE DOUBLE HEADLIGHT MODEL
NO DAMAGE TO THE UPPER BOOTCOWL, WINDSHIELD POSTS , DOOR FRAMES, WING CARRY THROUGH SPARS, AFT CABIN OR TAILCONE
NO DAMAGE TO EITHER WING, TIP, FLAP OR AILERON
NO DAMAGE TO EITHER LIFT STRUT OR STRUT ATTACH POINT
ALL 3 WHEEL PANTS ARE INTACT !1
NO DAMAGE TO THE TAIL FEATHERS
NO DAMAGE TO THE MAIN GEAR, AND NO WRINKLES AT THE MAIN GEAR ATTACH POINTS
NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO ANY OF THE NOSE GEAR, BUT THE UPPER CASTING IS SUSPECT, SO WE WILL INCLUDE ONE AT NO COST FROM OUR STOCK !!
AS YOU CAN SEE, THE ENGINE MOUNT IS INCLUDED AND UNDAMAGED
ALSO INCLUDED ARE THE FIREWALL MOUNTED ITEMS, GASCOLATOR, VOLTAGE REGULATOR, ETC. AND THE THROTTLE AND MIXTURE CABLES ARE INTACT.
READY TO REPAIR THE FRONT END DAMAGE AND INSTALL YOUR CHOICE OF ENGINE.
DONT START WITH A $45-50,000 AIRPLANE AND THEN ADD THE STUFF YOU WANT.
START OFF CHEAP, LIKE THIS ONE, AND WHEN YOU ARE DONE, YOU MAY BE IN AT HALF THE PRICE A CONVERTED AIRPLANE USUALLY BRINGS.
SAME WITH THE AVIONICS. YOU CAN SEE THAT THEY ARE NOT INCLUDED.
THEY WEREN'T WHAT YOU WOULD HAVE WANTED, SO NOW YOU DON'T FEEL BAD ABOUT PITCHING THEM. INSTALL EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANT OR NEED !!
LOCATED AT THE DAVIS, CALIFORNIA AIRPORT, WHERE IT HAS LIVED FOR 25 YEARS.
WE WILL INCLUDE THE AIRFRAME LOGBOOKS SINCE NEW, MISC AD SHEETS AND 337'S, AND OF COURSE THE FAA BILL OF SALE.
THIS IS A NICE ONE, DON'T LET IT GET AWAY !!
AS WENTWORTH AIRCRAFT IS LOCATED IN CRYSTAL,MINNESOTA, NOT…….....DAVIS CA........ ..…….. WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PERSONALLY ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR OR MOVING OF THIS AIRPLANE SORRY.
WENTWORTH AIRCRAFT DOES NOT OBTAIN REPAIR ESTIMATES, AS WE DO NOT REPAIR ANY OF OUR AIRPLANES. WE ONLY FACILITATE THE SALE OF REBUILDABLE AIRCRAFT TO THOSE DESIRING TO SAVE MONEY OR HAVE MORE AIRPLANE THAN OTHERWISE POSSIBLE FOR THE MONEY.
REPAIR OF ANY AIRCRAFT WILL DEPEND ON MANY FACTORS, SUCH AS AVAILABILITY OF USED PARTS, LABOR RATE OF THE REPAIR FACILITY, FAMILIARITY WITH THE AIRCRAFT, ETC. AND WE WOULD NEVER PRESUME TO ESTIMATE THIS NUMBER FOR A BUYER. BEWARE OF THOSE WHO OBVIOUSLY GIVE UNREALISTICALLY LOW "ESTIMATES" FOR THE REPAIR OF THE DAMAGED AIRCRAFT THEY SELL.
THIS ITEM IS BEING SOLD WITH A LOW RESERVE, THEREFORE WE FULLY EXPECT THIS LISTING WILL SELL TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER AT THE CLOSE OF THIS AUCTION, SO BID EARLY AND BID HIGH. THERE WILL BE NO CHANCE TO BUY THIS ITEM LATER!!
AS WE SET OUR BUY-IT-NOW SO LOW, MANY OF OUR AIRPLANES SELL BY THIS METHOD BEFORE THE END OF THE AUCTION. DONT WAIT TOO LONG HOPING TO SNIPE IT AT THE END, AND BE DISAPPOINTED !
WENTWORTH AIRCRAFT INC IS THE #1 VOLUME SELLER IN THE USED AIRCRAFT MARKET!
WE ARE THE REAL BRICK AND MORTAR WENTWORTH AIRCRAFT YOU HAVE SEEN ADVERTISED ON PAGE 6 OF TRADE-A-PLANE, AT OUR BOOTHS AT OSHKOSH, SUN-AND-FUN, AOPA, AND ELSEWHERE FOR OVER 20 YEARS !!!!
WE HAVE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF SATISFIED CUSTOMERS OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS, SO WHEN YOU BUY AN ITEM THROUGH EBAY FROM US, YOU CAN BE ASSURED THAT WE WILL LIST ALL ITEMS AS ACCURATELY AS POSSIBLE, AND THAT WE WILL ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS TRUTHFULLY.
PLEASE ASK ALL QUESTIONS THROUGH THE LISTING(ASK SELLER A QUESTION), BECAUSE THESE QUESTIONS GET ANSWERED IN A MORE TIMELY MANNER.
PLEASE DON'T ASSUME. IF YOU ARE NOT SURE ABOUT ANY FACET OF ONE OF OUR LISTINGS, PLEASE ASK !
SO THAT ALL BIDDERS HAVE THE SAME INFORMATION,WE PREFER NOT TO ANSWER DETAIL QUESTIONS BY PHONE. OUR PHONE SALES STAFF HAS NO DIRECT KNOWLEDGE OF THE ITEMS ON EBAY.
DUE TO THE AUCTION FORMAT, IT WOULD NOT BE FAIR FOR THE HIGH BIDDER NOT TO BUY THE ITEM LISTED, SO TREAT YOUR BID LIKE A HANDSHAKE!!
YOUR BID IS NOT A RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL, BUT RATHER A CONTRACT TO BUY OUR AIRPLANE AT YOUR BID PRICE
SO BE SURE YOU HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION, AND FUNDSIN PLACE.
A NON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT OF $2,000 IS DUE WITHIN 72 HOURS OF THE BID CLOSING. WE PREFER PAYPAL FOR THIS DEPOSIT, BUT IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH PAYPAL, LET US KNOW, AND WE WILL HELP YOU FIND AN ALTERNATIVE.
THE BALANCE OF THE PAYMENT IS DUE WITHIN 7 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF BID CLOSE. THESE FUNDS CAN BE BY WIRE TRANSFER, BANK OR CASHIERS CHECK, CASH, OR ANY COMBINATION. FULL PAYMENT IS DUE BY TIME STATED, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU HAVE VIEWED THE AIRCRAFT. BID ACCORDINGLY.
THANK YOU FOR LOOKING AT THIS LISTING, AND BE SURE TO CLICK "SEE SELLERS OTHER AUCTIONS" OR SEARCH WENTWORTHAIRCRAFTINC IN SELLERS,FOR MORE ITEMS YOU NEED OR WANT!
On Dec-29-16 at 10:08:10 PST, seller added the following information:
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