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1973 Piper Cherokee 235Single-Engine Piston Aircraft • Lexington, KY, USA

This 1973 Piper Charger 235, registration N55032, is a rare and IFR-capable aircraft offered at $125,000. Based at Madison, Indiana (KIMS) and currently located in Lexington, Kentucky, it has a total airframe time of 3,292 hours. The airframe is supported by complete and consecutive logs, has no known damage history, and has been hangared. It comes with a June 2025 annual inspection.

The aircraft is powered by a 235 HP Lycoming O-540-B4B5 engine with 756 hours since major overhaul (SFOH) against a 2,000-hour TBO, paired with a 2-blade Hartzell aluminum propeller with 83 hours since overhaul (SPOH) and a painted spinner. The panel is...

Year
1973
Make
Piper
Series
Charger / Pathfinder
Model
Cherokee 235
Tail #
N55032
Serial #
28-7310109

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Specifications

Category
Single-Engine Piston
Intended Use
Training, Utility, Recreational, Business
Flight Rules
IFR
Useful Load
1,344 lbs
Seats
4

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time
3,292 hrs
Engine 1 Time
756 hrs
Prop 1 Time
83 hrs (SPOH)
Logbook Status
Complete And Consecutive Logs
Inspection Status
June 2025 Annual Inspection

Avionics

GPS

Garmin GNS 430W - IFR GPS/NAV/COM, (mounted on yoke)

Comms

Narco COM 810+ - TSO

AP

Piper AutoControl - with GPSS

Audio

Narco CP 136 - Audio Panel

ADSB

Appareo Stratus ESG - ESG ADS-B Transponder

PFD

Aspen EFD 1000 Pro - PFD

EMS

JPI Fuel Scan 450 - JPI Flow System

Additional Equipment

Engine Heater

Aircraft Engine Heater 441

Intercom

Sigtronics SCI-S - 4-Place Intercom; SCI-S Intercom

Switches

Dual Push-to-Talk Switches

Trim System

Electric Pitch Trim, Rudder Trim

Safety Equipment

Shoulder Harnesses – Front Seats

Lighting

Wingtip Strobes, Flashing Beacon

Cockpit Accessories

AstroTech Digital Clock/Timer - Sun Visors, Vertical Card Compass

Heater

Heater 441 - Aircraft Engine

Clock/Timer

AstroTech Digital Clock/Timer

Compass

Vertical Card Compass

Trim

Electric Pitch Trim, Rudder Trim

Harnesses

Shoulder Harnesses – Front Seats

Visors

Sun Visors

Push-to-Talk Switches

Dual Push-to-Talk Switches

Rudder Trim

Shoulder Harnesses

Shoulder Harnesses - Front Seats

Exterior Lighting

Wingtip Strobes, Flashing Beacon

Sun Visors

GPS (Portable)

Garmin GPSMAP 496 - (mounted on yoke)

Clock

AstroTech - Digital Clock/Timer

Push-to-Talk

Dual Push-to-Talk Switches

Pitch Trim

Electric Pitch Trim

Strobe Lights

Wingtip Strobes

Beacon

Flashing Beacon

Spinner

Painted Spinner

Interior & Exterior

Interior Rating
7/10
Interior Year
2003
Paint Rating
4/10
Interior Notes
Reupholstered ca. 2003; Interior 7 out of 10
Exterior Notes
Exterior 4 out of 10

Engine & Propeller

Engine Type
Piston
Engine Count
1
Engine Make
Lycoming
Engine Model
O-540-B4B5
Engine Power
235 HP
Propeller Model
2-Blade Hartzell Prop

Asking Price

$125,000

Aircraft Location

Lexington, KY, USA

Listing Details

Used
For Sale

Price History

Apr 4, 2026: $125,000 - trade-a-plane

Apr 1, 2026: $125,000 - controller

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First Seen: Apr 1, 2026

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