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1951 Cessna L19 305A Bird DogSingle-Engine Piston Aircraft • FL, USA

This 1951 Cessna L19 305A Bird Dog, registration N305FU, presents a completely restored example with 8,500 hours on the airframe. The aircraft is powered by an O-470-11 engine with approximately 860 hours since major overhaul, paired with a propeller showing 400 hours. The restoration is comprehensive, featuring perfect paint from 2020 and a new interior from 2022. Key modifications include a gravity fuel STC, a cruise prop STC that increases cruise speed to 125-130 mph, a weight increase STC, and an Eisenhower step. The aircraft is equipped with hydraulic brakes, electric flaps with a recently overhauled motor and jackscrews, a Garmin...

Year
1951
Make
Cessna
Series
305 Bird Dog
Model
L19 305A BIRD Dog
Tail #
N305FU
Serial #
21741

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Specifications

Category
Single-Engine Piston
Intended Use
Classic / Antique, Military / Warbird
Flight Rules
VFR
Useful Load
800 lbs
Seats
2

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time
8,500 hrs
Engine 1 Time
860 hrs (SMOH)
Prop 1 Time
400 hrs

Avionics

Comms

Garmin Radio

ADS-B Out

Garmin Transponder - with ADS-B Out

Additional Equipment

Interior

New Interior

Glass

New Glass

Fuel System

Gravity Fuel STC (No Fuel Pumps And No Pressure Carb)

Propeller

Cruise Prop STC (Cruise At 125-130 Instead Of 100mph)

Weight Modification

Weight Increase STC

Step

Eisenhower Step

Brakes

Hydraulic Brakes In The Back

Flaps

Electric Flaps. Flap Motor And Jackscrews Just Overhauled.

Armament

Rockets, Bomb Shackles, Camera Pod And Composite Bombs

Spare Parts

New Spare Mag, Starter, Oil Cooler And Misc Parts

Interior & Exterior

Interior Year
2022
Paint Year
2020
Interior Notes
New Interior
Exterior Notes
Perfect Paint

Engine & Propeller

Engine Type
Piston
Engine Count
1
Engine Model
O470-11

Asking Price

$189,000

Aircraft Location

FL, USA

Listing Details

Used
For Sale

Price History

Dec 10, 2025: $189,000(-$6,000) - trade-a-plane

Sep 19, 2025: $195,000 - trade-a-plane

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First Seen: Sep 19, 2025

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$189,000