1956 Cessna 172 SkyhawkSingle-Engine Piston Aircraft • Olive Branch, MS, USA
This 1956 Cessna 172 Skyhawk, registration N221A, serial number 28413, is offered for sale at 79,900 USD out of La Grande, Oregon, with 3,903 hours total time on the airframe and complete logs from new. The airframe carries a fresh annual dated October 2026 and due October 2027, and the seller describes it as an early straight-tail fastback with a useful backcountry setup at an entry-level price. Recent airframe work includes Alaska Bushwheel tires installed under a Form 337 in September 2025, micro vortex generators on the wings, horizontal and vertical tail under STC SA01646SE from October 2023, Met-Co-Aire wingtips (STC), and B&M flap gap...
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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 - 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)
Wingtips
Met-Co-Aire - Wingtips (STC)
Interior & Exterior
- Interior Year
- 2022
- 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 - controller
Oct 28, 2026: $79,900 - trade-a-plane
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Asking Price
$79,900
Aircraft Location
Olive Branch, MS, USA
Listing Details
- Used
- For Sale
Price History
Oct 28, 2026: $79,900 - controller
Oct 28, 2026: $79,900 - trade-a-plane
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Asking Price
$79,900