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1968 Cessna 172K 180 HP SkyhawkSingle-Engine Piston Aircraft • Anderson, IN 46017 United States

This 1968 Cessna 172K Skyhawk, registration N78429 (serial 17257613), is offered for sale at $107,500 and is described by the seller as a nice 180hp Skyhawk with a huge 1099-pound useful load. The airframe shows 6346 hours total time since new, while the engine has just 277 hours since major overhaul and the propeller 235 hours since overhaul. The aircraft has lived in a heated hangar, comes with complete logs, and includes two DC noise-canceling headsets. Per the seller it has no damage history (NDH as stated in the listing), and the most recent annual inspection was completed in July 2027, with transponder certification due November 2028....

Year
1968
Make
Cessna
Series
172 Skyhawk
Model
172K 180 HP Skyhawk
Tail #
N78429
Serial #
17257613

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Specifications

Category
Single-Engine Piston
Intended Use
Training, Recreational
Useful Load
1,099 lbs

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time
6,346 hrs
Engine 1 Time
277 hrs (SMOH)
Prop 1 Time
235 hrs (SPOH)
Logbook Status
Complete logs
Inspection Status
Annual Inspection Due July 2027; Transponder Certification Due November 2028

Avionics

Audio

PS Engineering PMA7000CD - PS Audio Panel

GPS

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Comms

Narco MK12D - Digital Nav with Glideslope

ADSB

Garmin GTX 345 - GTX ADS-B Transceiver with Bluetooth

ADS-B In

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Traffic

Garmin aera 660 - Area Color Touchscreen GPS with Traffic and Weather

Weather

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Additional Equipment

Rosen Visors

Fuel Steps

Vertical Card Compass

Alcor EGT Gauge

Alcor EGT - EGT Gauge

Hobbs Meter

Lord Shimmy Damper

Avionics Master Switch

Tow Bar

Vernier Mixture Control

Articulating Seats

Intercom

Cessna Inertia Reel Seat Stop

Pitot Heat

Shoulder Harness

Heated Hangar

Lived in heated hangar

DC Noise Canceling Headsets

2 DC noise canceling headsets

Engine & Propeller

Engine Type
Piston
Engine Count
1
Engine Power
180 HP

Asking Price

$107,500

Aircraft Location

Anderson, IN 46017 United States

Listing Details

For Sale

Price History

Oct 28, 2026: $107,500 - barnstormers

Contact Seller

First Seen: Oct 28, 2026

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Asking Price

$107,500