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1970 Piper Cherokee 140Single-Engine Piston Aircraft • High Point, NC, USA

This 1970 Piper Cherokee 140, registration N5981U (serial number 28-26759), is offered for sale in Asheboro, North Carolina at an asking price of $64,500. The airframe shows approximately 6,163 hours total time as of its most recent annual inspection, which was completed on 12/16/2025, and a wing spar inspection is documented with no defects found. The aircraft is hangared and regularly flown, and full aircraft and engine logbooks plus AD records have been digitally scanned and are available for buyer or mechanic review. A pre-buy inspection is welcome.

Power comes from a 150 HP Lycoming O-320-E2A engine with approximately 1,750 hours since...

Year
1970
Make
Piper
Series
Cherokee
Model
Cherokee 140
Tail #
N5981U
Serial #
28-26759

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Specifications

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

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time
6,163 hrs
Engine 1 Time
1,750 hrs (SMOH)
Prop 1 Time
923 hrs (SMOH)
Logbook Status
Full aircraft, engine, propeller and AD records have been digitally scanned and are available for buyer or mechanic review
Inspection Status
Annual inspection completed 12/16/2025. Wing spar inspection documented with no defects found

Avionics

GPS

Garmin GPS 175 - GPS WAAS IFR Navigator

Comms

KX 155 - KX Nav Radio, TKM Radio, Dual CDI/VOR Indications

AP

Autopilot installed but currently INOP

Audio

Garmin GMA 340 - GMA Audio Panel

ADSB

Stratus ADS-B Out

Additional Equipment

Dual Yokes

Standard Six-Pack

Flight Instruments

Standard six-pack flight instruments, magnetic compass, digital chronometer

Control Yokes

Dual Piper control yokes

Interior & Exterior

Interior Notes
Clean and comfortable interior with tan seating and matching side panels. Instrument panel is clean and well organized
Exterior Notes
Exterior presents well and the aircraft has been hangared

Engine & Propeller

Engine Type
Piston
Engine Count
1
Engine Make
Lycoming
Engine Model
O-320-E2A
Engine Power
150 HP
Propeller Model
Sensenich 74D (M74D) fixed-pitch propeller

Asking Price

$64,500

Aircraft Location

High Point, NC, USA

Listing Details

Used
For Sale

Price History

Oct 22, 2026: $64,500 - trade-a-plane

Sep 9, 2026: $64,500 - barnstormers

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First Seen: Sep 9, 2026

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Asking Price

$64,500