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1959 Cessna 172A SkyhawkSingle-Engine Piston Aircraft • Elk Grove, CA, USA

This 1959 Cessna 172A Skyhawk, registration N7176R, is being offered at $129,000 and represents a full aircraft restoration completed in 2025. The airframe has a total time of 2,770 hours and has had an extensive annual inspection performed, with the logs since new available in both paper and digitally scanned formats. The aircraft is fitted with a 1963 Continental O-300D engine with a serial number of 28067-D-3-D, showing 3,840 hours total time, 1,211 hours since major overhaul, and 328 hours since top overhaul.

The restoration includes a bare metal paint job and a full new leather interior with sheepskin accents, both completed in 2025....

Year
1959
Make
Cessna
Series
172 Skyhawk
Model
172A Skyhawk
Tail #
N7176T
Serial #
46776

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Specifications

Category
Single-Engine Piston
Intended Use
Training, Recreational
Flight Rules
IFR
Useful Load
805 lbs
Seats
4

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time
2,770 hrs
Engine 1 Time
1,211 hrs (TSMOH)
Engine 2 Time
328 hrs
Logbook Status
Full Logs Since New. Digital Scanned Logs.
Inspection Status
Extensive Annual with Many STCs Added

Avionics

GPS

Garmin GPS 175

ADSB

ADSB In/Out

ADS-B In

ADSB In/Out

EMS

Engine Monitor

PFD

Dynon Skyview - System, 10" display, synthetic vision

MFD

Dynon Skyview - System, 10" display, synthetic vision

Comms

Dynon Skyview - Integrated Radio

Audio

4 Place Intercom

Traffic

Dynon D30 - Flight Display Backup Display

Additional Equipment

Battery

Concorde - New Battery

ELT Battery

New ELT battery

Tail Beacon

WAT OR36R1W - WAT tail beacon

Lighting

LED Land/Taxi light, LED nav lights

Landing Gear

Nose Gear Strut Rebuilt, Nose Gear Torque Link Rebuilt

Throttle Cable

New throttle cable + vernier mix cable

Oil Filter

Stratus Oil Filter Adapter STC

Brakes

New Brakes

Tires

New Tires + Tubes

Fuel Tanks

Extended range tanks

Door

Door Steward STC

AOA Sensor

Emergency Locator Transmitter

New ELT Battery

Anti-Collision Lights

WAT OR36R1W - WAT Anti Collision Light Tail Beacon

Landing Light

WAT LED Landing and Taxi Lights

Navigation Lights

LED Nav Lights

Shoulder Harness

Hooker Shoulder Harness STC

Fuel System

Fuel Selector Rebuilt, New Sump Fuel Drains (3)

Control System

New Throttle Cable, New Vernier Mixture Cable

Pitot Static System

IFR Pitot Static Transponder Cert. July 2026

Interior & Exterior

Interior Year
2025
Paint Year
2025
Interior Notes
Full New Leather Interior. Beautiful Leather and Sheep Skin.
Exterior Notes
Bare Metal Paint Job

Engine & Propeller

Engine Type
Piston
Engine Count
1
Engine Make
Continental
Engine Model
O-300D

Asking Price

$129,000

Aircraft Location

Elk Grove, CA, USA

Listing Details

Used
For Sale

Price History

Sep 1, 2026: $129,000 - trade-a-plane

Aug 31, 2026: $129,000(-$1,000) - barnstormers

Jul 28, 2026: $130,000 - trade-a-plane

+1 more price changes

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First Seen: Jul 21, 2026

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Asking Price

$129,000