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1956 Cessna 172Single-Engine Piston Aircraft • Olive Branch, MS, USA

This 1956 Cessna 172, registration N221A (serial number 28413), is a straight-tail fastback example with 3,903 hours total time on the airframe and logbooks from new. The aircraft had an annual completed on October 1, 2026, with the next annual due October 2027. It is equipped for backcountry use with Alaska Bushwheel tires installed under a Form 337 in September 2025, micro vortex generators on the wings and horizontal and vertical tail (STC SA01646SE, October 2023), Met-Co-Aire wingtips (STC), and B&M flap gap seals (Form 337, 1991). Recent airframe work includes new elevator and rudder pulleys and an aft cabin floor in September 2025, all...

Year
1956
Make
Cessna
Series
172 Skyhawk
Model
172
Tail #
N221A
Serial #
28413

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Specifications

Category
Single-Engine Piston
Intended Use
Classic / Antique, Backcountry, Recreational

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time
3,903 hrs
Engine 1 Time
1,425 hrs (SMOH)
Logbook Status
Logbooks from new
Inspection Status
Annual 10/01/2026 (due 10/2027); flight control cables re-rigged to Cessna specs (Jul 2025); Bendix magnetos 500-hour inspection done Nov 2022; transponder 91.413 Apr 2025

Avionics

Transponder

ARC RT-359A - ARC Transponder (91.413 Apr 2025)

Additional Equipment

Logbooks From New

Alaska Bushwheel Tires

Alaska Bushwheel tires (Form 337, Sep 2025)

Micro Vortex Generators

Micro vortex generators on wings, horizontal and vertical tail (STC SA01646SE, Oct 2023)

Met-Co-Aire Wingtips

Met-Co-Aire wingtips (STC)

Flap Gap Seals

B&M flap gap seals (Form 337, 1991)

Auto Fuel STC

Secondary Seat Stop

Secondary seat stop installed per Cessna SEB07-5; AD 2011-10-09 seat rails complied with at the 2026 annual

ELT

ELT battery due 11/2028

Stratus Spin-On Oil Filter Adapter

Stratus - spin-on oil filter adapter (STC SE8409SW, Jul 2025)

Interior & Exterior

Interior Notes
New Airtex headliner and carpet (Nov 2022); new elevator and rudder pulleys, aft cabin floor (Sep 2025)
Exterior Notes
Met-Co-Aire wingtips, micro vortex generators on wings and tail

Engine & Propeller

Engine Type
Piston
Engine Count
1
Engine Make
Continental
Engine Model
O-300-A
Engine Power
145 HP
Propeller Model
McCauley fixed pitch

Asking Price

$79,900

Aircraft Location

Olive Branch, MS, USA

Listing Details

Used
For Sale

Price History

Oct 28, 2026: $79,900 - trade-a-plane

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First Seen: Oct 28, 2026

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