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1976 Piper Cherokee Lance PA-32R-300Single-Engine Piston Aircraft • SC, USA

This 1976 Piper Cherokee Lance PA-32R-300, registered as N8720F, presents with a total airframe time of 3,589 hours and is offered at a reduced price with the owner motivated to sell. The aircraft has a documented damage history from a gear-up landing in July 1997 at approximately 1,586.7 hours. Repairs were completed by JRA Executive Air, Inc., which included overhauling the Lycoming IO-540-KIGD engine and installing a new Hartzell three-bladed propeller, both of which now show 2,003 hours since overhaul. The most recent annual inspection was completed on August 1, 2025, and the aircraft is currently hangared with complete logs. Engine...

Year
1976
Make
Piper
Series
PA-32R Lance/saratoga
Model
Cherokee Lance PA-32R-300
Tail #
N8720F
Serial #
32R-7780113

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Specifications

Category
Single-Engine Piston
Intended Use
Passenger, Recreational
Useful Load
1,429.24 lbs
Seats
6

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time
3,589 hrs
Engine 1 Time
2,003 hrs (TSO)
Prop 1 Time
2,003 hrs (TSO)
Logbook Status
Complete Logs
Inspection Status
Annual Inspection Due: 7/1/2025, Last Annual Completed August 1, 2025

Avionics

GPS

Garmin GNS-530W - (IFR) GPS/VOR/ILS/COM, (IFR) GPS/VOR/ILS/COM, Software Update Version 5.0, GPS/WAAS Antenna

Comms

Garmin GI-106A - Dual CDIs

AP

Century Altimatic IIIC - IIIC 3 Axis Autopilot System, Autopilot Has Altitude Hold

Audio

Garmin GMA-340 - Audio Panel

Weather

L-3 WX-900 Series II - (Goodrich) II Stormscope, Windshield Mounted OAT Gauge

ADSB

Garmin GTX-330ES - ADS-B Out Transponder

EMS

JPI EDM-730 - JPI Model Engine Management System

Additional Equipment

Clock

Astrotech LC-2 - Digital Clock

Sun Visors

Rosen RPF-300-2 - Model Cockpit Sun Visors

Oil Pressure Meter

Oil Pressure Hobbs Meter (Inoperative)

Induction Air Filter

Brackett Induction Air Filter - System

Oil Filter

Tempest AA48103-2 - Spin EZ Oil Filter

Landing Light

LED Landing Light

Pitch Trim

Piper Electric Pitch Trim

DC Power Supply

Ameri-King AK-550-6 - DC Power Supply

Propeller

Hartzell - Three Bladed Propeller (Installed 1993)

Standby Vacuum System

Precise Flight SVS III - SVS III Stand-by Vacuum System

Battery

Concorde RG-35AXC - Platinum Series Battery

Compass

Precision Aviation PAI-700 - Vertical Compass

Beacon Strobe System

Whelan - Flashing Beacon Strobe System

ELT

ACK E-04 - ACK ELT 406MHz ELT w/Remote Switch

Avionics Master Switch

Avionics Master Switch w/Backup

Interior & Exterior

Interior Rating
6/10
Paint Rating
6/10
Interior Notes
The interior can accommodate a total of six people. One (1) pilot, one (1) passenger in the forward cockpit area and four (4) passengers in the rear or main passenger cabin seating. The main passenger cabin has four (4) individual seats in a double club arrangement that includes two (2) aft-facing seats and two (2) forward-facing seats. There is a removable ice chest between the aft facing seats. The seat material is original (1976/1977). The seats and lower sidewalls are covered in a Grayish Light Blue and white speckled cloth material. The upper side walls, below the window line, are covered in a Gray Cloth Material. The carpet is a Light Gray wool material. The headliner is a beige colored material. The ventilations ducts on the overhead of the interior and the cockpit are a cream-colored polymer plastic material. The window reveals, which are also a polymer plastic material are Yellow. The cabin window curtains are comprised of a Gray cloth material.
Exterior Notes
The exterior has one base color, which appears to be Sherwin-Williams Juneau White. There are two Cub Yellow accent stripes and two Cayenne Orange accent stripes. The registration markings are also Cayenne Orange. The Cub Yellow accent stripes run the entire length of the fuselage from the engine cowling to the empennage and sweeping up on the vertical stabilizer and rudder. The Cayenne Orange accent stripes run from the lower portion of the empennage vertically at an angle to the top of the vertical stabilizer. The wings, wing flaps and ailerons are painted in Juneau White.

Engine & Propeller

Engine Type
Piston
Engine Count
1
Engine Make
Lycoming
Engine Model
IO-540-KIGD
Engine Power
300 HP
Propeller Model
Hartzell HC-C3YR-1RF/F7663R

Asking Price

$165,500

Aircraft Location

SC, USA

Listing Details

For Sale

Price History

Nov 25, 2025: $165,500 - trade-a-plane

Oct 16, 2025: $165,500(-$30,000) - controller

Aug 27, 2025: $195,500 - trade-a-plane

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First Seen: Aug 25, 2025

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