1968 Cessna 172 SkyhawkSingle-Engine Piston Aircraft • Stockton, CA, USA

This 1968 Cessna 172K Skyhawk, registration N78747, is a dispatch-ready example based at Stockton, California, with a total airframe time of 5,744 hours. It is available for $119,000 USD. The aircraft has no major damage history, though the seller notes mild hail dimples on the upper wing and upper flight control surfaces. All logbooks are original and complete.

Recent maintenance includes a comprehensive annual inspection completed on 10/01/2025, which included serviceable pilot and copilot seat components, a rebuilt fuel selector valve, new fuel quantity sender, new brake discs and linings, and a shimmed nose landing gear torque link. The...

Year: 1968

Make: Cessna

Series: 172 Skyhawk

Model: 172 Skyhawk

Tail #: N78747

Serial #: 17257743

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Specifications

Category: Single-Engine Piston

Intended Use: Training, Recreational

Useful Load: 878.8 lbs

Seats (Stock): 4

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time: 5,744 hrs

Engine 1 Time: 944 hrs (SMOH)

Prop 1 Time: 483 hrs (SOH)

Logbook Status: Original And Complete

Inspection Status: Next Annual Inspection Due 11/01/2026. Ifr Recertification Due 07/31/2027. Elt Battery Replacement Due 09/30/2027

Avionics

ADSB

uAvionix TailBeacon - Ads-B

PFD

uAvionix AV-30-C - Ai/Dg

Audio

Bendix/King KMA 24 - Kma Tso Audio Panel W/3lmb

Comms

Narco MK 12D - Mk Tso Nav/Com

Additional Equipment

Exhaust System

Power Flow Exhaust - Installed Per STC SA01081AT

Air Filter

Brackett BA-5110 - Air Filter Assembly Installed Per STC SA71GL

Oil Filter Adapter

Casper Labs Oil Filter Adaptor - Installed 03/12/2007 STC SE01930NY

Interior & Exterior

Interior Rating: 6/10

Paint Rating: 7/10

Paint Year: 2021

Interior Notes: Interior Soundproofing Hush Kit Installed 03/23/2021. Five New Interior Plastic Panels Installed 03/23/2021. Airtex Products Ivory Textured Vinyl Headliner Replaced 12/17/2020. White Textured Plastic Window Trim. Blue Textured Vinyl Cockpit Side Panels And Door Panels With Blue Carpeting. Pilot & Copilot Blue Textured Vinyl Seats With Tweed Fabric Inserts And Lap Belts. Aft Cabin Blue Textured Vinyl Bench Seat With Tweed Fabric Inserts, Folding Seat Back & Lap Belts. Blue Floor Carpeting. Overhead Forward Dimming Map/Instrument Light, Switchable Cabin Light And Cabin Speaker. Forward Cabin Upper Air Vents At Wing Roots With Windscreen Width Tinted Visor. Aft Cabin Cargo/Baggage Area. Condition 6 (Professional Aircraft Appraisal Organization Interior Grading Guide)

Exterior Notes: Aircraft Refinished Approx. 2021. Overall White With Dark Blue Metallic, Blue Metallic And Gold Metallic Trim And Accents. Condition 7 (Professional Aircraft Appraisal Organization Exterior Paint Grading Guide)