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1971 Cessna 172L SkyhawkSingle-Engine Piston Aircraft • West Milford, NJ, USA

This 1971 Cessna 172L Skyhawk, registered as N7901G, is a four-place single-engine piston aircraft that has been meticulously maintained by its fourth owner since new. The airframe has logged 3,190 total hours, and the engine, a factory-new Lycoming IO-360 Penn Yan 180 hp conversion installed in the year 2000, has just 850 hours since new with compressions in the mid-upper 70s. Equipped with a cruise prop, the aircraft is IFR-capable and features a Garmin 430 WAAS and a Garmin GTX 345 with traffic and weather for ADS-B In/Out. A standout modification is the BRS whole-plane parachute system, installed in late 2021, which reduced useful load...

Year
1971
Make
Cessna
Series
172 Skyhawk
Model
172L Skyhawk
Tail #
N7901G
Serial #
17259601

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Specifications

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

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time
3,190 hrs
Engine 1 Time
850 hrs (SNEW)
Logbook Status
Logs from day 1 all organized in a protected binder

Avionics

GPS

Garmin GNS 430W - WAAS

ADSB

Garmin GTX 345 - GTX with Traffic and Weather

ADS-B In

Garmin GTX 345 - GTX with Traffic and Weather

Traffic

Garmin GTX 345 - GTX with Traffic and Weather

Weather

Garmin GTX 345 - GTX with Traffic and Weather

Additional Equipment

Parachute System

BRS Whole Plane Parachute - BRS installed in late 2021 ($22k). This reduced useful load by only 79 lbs (now 971).

Plastics

New Premier Plastics

Soundproofing

Windows

New rear window

Seat Belts

Brand new rear 3 pt seatbelts

Interior & Exterior

Interior Rating
10/10
Interior Year
2022
Paint Rating
6/10
Paint Year
2014
Interior Notes
New Airtex leather interior 10/10
Exterior Notes
Paint 2014 6/10

Engine & Propeller

Engine Type
Piston
Engine Count
1
Engine Make
Lycoming
Engine Model
IO-360
Engine Power
180 HP
Propeller Model
Cruise Prop

Asking Price

$175,000

Aircraft Location

West Milford, NJ, USA

Listing Details

Used
For Sale

Price History

Jul 10, 2026: $175,000 - trade-a-plane

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First Seen: Jul 10, 2026

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