1976 Cessna 172M SkyhawkSingle-Engine Piston Aircraft • Sanford, ME, USA

Offered for sale is a 1976 Cessna 172M Skyhawk, registration N73289, a four-seat, high-wing aircraft based in Sanford, Maine. The seller reports no damage history and complete logbooks, with a November 2025 annual inspection completed and the aircraft currently airworthy. It has a history of fish-spotting operations and has remained in active service. The airframe shows 16,957.7 total hours. The 150 HP Lycoming O-320-E2D engine is reported by the seller to run strong, with 3,679.3 hours since overhaul in 2011, approximately 455 hours since cylinder refresh, and zero hours remaining to the 2,000-hour TBO. The two-blade McCauley propeller has...

Year: 1976

Make: Cessna

Series: 172 Skyhawk

Model: 172M Skyhawk

Tail #: N73289

Serial #: L-29321-27E

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Specifications

Category: Single-Engine Piston

Intended Use: Training, Utility, Recreational

Flight Rules: IFR

Useful Load: 850 lbs

Seats: 4

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time: 16,957.7 hrs

Engine 1 Time: 3,679.3 hrs (SMOH)

Prop 1 Time: 6,189 hrs (SMOH)

Logbook Status: Complete Logs

Inspection Status: Last Annual 11/2025, Airworthy Yes

Avionics

GPS

Garmin Portable GPS - GPS Mounted on Right Control Yoke

Comms

MX300 Nav/Comm

ADSB

Stratus Transponder

Additional Equipment

Dual Flight Controls

Dual Flight Controls, Pilot and Copilot Control Yokes, Rudder Pedals, Dual Control Yokes

Panel-Mounted Engine Controls

Overhead Wing-Mounted Fuel Tank Configuration

Cabin Ventilation Outlets

Auxiliary Fuel Tank

O and N 18-Gallon Tank

Interior & Exterior

Interior Rating: 4/10

Interior Year: 1976

Paint Rating: 6/10

Paint Year: 1989

Interior Notes: Burgundy/Red Interior Color Scheme, Matching Burgundy Carpeting, Black Instrument Panel With Conventional Radio Stack, Traditional Analog Instrument Panel, Dual Control Yokes, Floor-Mounted Rudder Pedals, Garmin Portable GPS Mounted on Right Yoke

Exterior Notes: Red, White, Blue - Level 6, White Upper Fuselage and Wings, Blue Accent Striping Along Fuselage, Matching Red, White and Blue Vertical Stabilizer, Red Engine Cowling, Red Spinner, Main and Nose Wheel Fairings