1956 Cessna 172Single-Engine Piston Aircraft • Cartersville, GA, USA

This 1956 Cessna 172, registration N5165A, is offered for sale at $65,000 by owner Robert Kulp in Cartersville, Georgia. The straight-tail aircraft is powered by a Continental O-300A six-cylinder engine producing 145 horsepower, with the airframe having logged 5,144.2 hours total time and the engine maintaining 1,372.3 hours since major overhaul. Recorded as an honest 8.5/10 both inside and out, the aircraft has received extensive upgrades including Cleveland wheels and brakes, shoulder harnesses, a spin-on oil filter adapter, a one-piece windshield, and a modernized panel featuring dual KX155 nav/coms, a KI209 glide slope head, KT76A...

Year: 1956

Make: Cessna

Series: 172 Skyhawk

Model: 172

Tail #: N5165A

Serial #: 28165

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Specifications

Category: Single-Engine Piston

Intended Use: Classic / Antique, Recreational

Useful Load: 855 lbs

Seats (Stock): 4

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time: 5,144.2 hrs

Engine 1 Time: 1,372.3 hrs (SMOH)

Logbook Status: Complete logs since new

Inspection Status: Annual completed: 1/2/26

Avionics

Comms

King KX 155 - Dual Nav Coms

GPS

Ifly GPS - Samsung Yoke Mounted Tablet Using GPS/Navigation Program

Audio

King KMA 24 - Audio Marker Beacon Panel

ADSB

No ADS-B installed. Most economical install option is to acquire a used uAvionix wing tip light or tail light mount unit.

Additional Equipment

Instruments

KI209 Glide Slope Head, KI208 VOR Head, Altitude Encoder, Artificial Horizon, Directional Gyro, Turn Coordinator, VSI, Airspeed, Altimeter, Tach, Wet Compass, Oil Temp, Oil Pressure, Vacuum Gage, Voltmeter, Amp Meter, CHT, EGT

Lighting

Nav Lights, Belly Beacon, Tail Strobe, Landing/Taxi Lights (High/Low Beams), Interior Lights

Safety Equipment

ELT, Intercom (4 Place), Pitot Heat, Stall Warning (Electric), Shoulder Harnesses for Pilot/Passenger, Pilot Seat Inertial Ratchet Belt Lock

Engine Systems

Spin on Oil Filter Adapter, No Generator Warning Light

Landing Gear

Cleveland Wheels and Brakes

Comfort

Cabin Heat

Communication

Cell Phone Holder and Charger Plug