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1968 Cessna 177Single-Engine Piston Aircraft • Bay City, TX, USA

This 1968 Cessna 177 Cardinal, registration N3256T, presents as a comprehensively refurbished aircraft with 5,037 hours total time and a 180 HP Lycoming O-360-A2A engine showing 106 hours since major overhaul. The aircraft underwent a total refresh in 2024, which included a new exterior paint job, a clean interior, and the installation of new tinted door windows with Steward struts. Significant mechanical updates feature a new SureFly electronic magnetograph on the left side, a new MA-4 carburetor, and replaced fuel and oil lines in the engine bay, along with new engine baffles, a Slick plug harness, and a new battery.

The avionics suite is...

Year
1968
Make
Cessna
Series
177 Cardinal
Model
177
Tail #
N3256T
Serial #
17700556

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Specifications

Category
Single-Engine Piston
Intended Use
Training, Recreational
Flight Rules
VFR & IFR
Seats
4

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time
5,037 hrs
Engine 1 Time
106 hrs (SMOH)

Avionics

GPS

Apollo Loran - Nav/Com

Comms

Narco - Comm, Nav/Com

Audio

KMA 30 - KMA Audio Panel

ADSB

Uavionix - ADSB

ADS-B In

Uavionix - ADSB In

Additional Equipment

Exhaust System

STC's Installed Exhaust Fairing

Cowl Fairing

Speed Kit Knots 2U - STC's Installed Lower Cowl Fairing

Ignition System

Surefly - New Electronic Mag STC Left Installed

Carburetor

MA4 - New Carb

Wing Tips

New Wing Tips

Door Windows

New Tinted Door Windows

Door Struts

New Door Steward Struts Installed

Emergency Locator Transmitter

New ELT and Remote

Fuel Lines

New Fuel and Oil Lines in Engine Bay Replaced

Ignition Harness

Slick - New Plug Harness RT

Engine Baffles

Engine Baffles Replaced New Rubber

Battery

New Battery

Interior & Exterior

Paint Year
2024
Interior Notes
Clean Interior
Exterior Notes
New Paint

Engine & Propeller

Engine Type
Piston
Engine Count
1
Engine Model
0360-A2A
Engine Power
180 HP

Asking Price

$125,000

Aircraft Location

Bay City, TX, USA

Listing Details

Used
For Sale

Price History

Mar 22, 2026: $125,000 - trade-a-plane

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First Seen: Mar 22, 2026

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Asking Price

$125,000