1948 Cessna 140Single-Engine Piston Aircraft • Maple Grove, MN, USA

This 1948 Cessna 140, registration N2486V, presents as a well-maintained classic with 3,556 hours total time on the airframe and 862 hours since a major engine overhaul on its C85 powerplant. The engine shows strong compression readings of 78/78/78/75. It has undergone significant weight-saving and reliability upgrades, including a new lightweight B&C alternator, SkyTec starter, and EarthX battery, along with a spin-on oil filter, Real Gasket push rod tube kit, and new engine Lord mounts. These modifications contribute to an empty weight of 946 lbs and a useful load of 504 lbs, which provides 360 lbs of useful load with full fuel.

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Year: 1948

Make: Cessna

Series: 140

Model: 140

Tail #: N2486V

Serial #: 14755

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Specifications

Category: Single-Engine Piston

Intended Use: Classic / Antique, Recreational

Flight Rules: VFR

Useful Load: 504 lbs

Seats: 2

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time: 3,556 hrs

Engine 1 Time: 862 hrs (SMOH)

Avionics

Comms

Becker - New Com with VOX Intercom

ADSB

Tail Beacon - ADSB Out

Additional Equipment

Alternator

B&C - New Light Weight B&C Alternator

Starter

Sky Tech - Starter

Battery

EarthX - Battery

Oil Filter

Spin on oil filter

Engine Mounts

Lord - New engine mounts

Interior

Airtex - New interior with carpeted floors and baggage compartment, new seat covers and cushions, door panels, new sound proofing material, a partial firewall cover and headliner were installed

Seals

New window and door seals

Lights

New Nav/Strobe wing tip lights

Tail Wheel

Lang - New tail wheel tire, steering arm, plunger pin, spring and tension spring kit

Prop Spinner

New prop spinner

Inner Tubes

Aero Classic Leak Guard - New inner tubes

Interior & Exterior

Interior Year: 2025

Paint Year: 1970

Interior Notes: New Airtex interior with carpeted floors and baggage compartment, new seat covers and cushions, door panels, new sound proofing material, a partial firewall cover and headliner were installed. New door and window seals were also installed. The instrument panel and glare shield were repainted as well as the door post.

Exterior Notes: The aircraft was painted in 1970 and won best of type at Oshkosh. The aircraft appears to have been hangared since that time considering how good it looks after much rubbing out and polishing. The wing fabric is also in very good shape.