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1978 Cessna 172N SkyhawkSingle-Engine Piston Aircraft • Scottsdale, AZ, USA

This 1978 Cessna 172N Skyhawk, registered as N737YQ, is offered by Fresh Aircraft Sales and is described as a super clean, one-family-owned Arizona aircraft with a total time of 4,721 hours. It benefits from a 180 HP Air Plains conversion with a Lycoming O-360-A4M engine that has 1,329.8 hours since factory remanufacture and is on a 2,000-hour TBO. The engine is paired with a Sensenich 76EM8S14-0-60 fixed-pitch propeller, also at 1,329.8 hours since new. The seller emphasizes that this dry country aircraft has been maintained with an open checkbook.

The avionics suite centers on a Bendix/King KMA20 audio panel and includes a KLN-90 GPS, a...

Year
1978
Make
Cessna
Series
172 Skyhawk
Model
172N Skyhawk
Tail #
N737YQ
Serial #
17269781

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Specifications

Category
Single-Engine Piston
Intended Use
Training, Recreational
Flight Rules
VFR

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time
4,721 hrs
Engine 1 Time
1,329.8 hrs
Prop 1 Time
1,329.8 hrs

Avionics

GPS

Bendix-King KLN 90 - GPS VFR

Comms

Bendix-King KX 175B - Nav/Com TKM Nav/Com 2

Audio

Bendix-King KMA 20 - KMA Audio Panel

ADSB

Appareo Stratus ESG - ESG Transponder ADS-B In and Out

ADS-B In

Appareo Stratus ESG - ESG Transponder ADS-B In and Out

EMS

Electronics International EGT/CHT - Digital EGT/CHT Indicator for All Cylinders; Digital Indicator; Digital

Additional Equipment

DME

Bendix-King KN 64 - DME

ADF

Bendix-King KR 85 - ADF

ELT

ACK E 04 - ACK 406 MHz ELT

Intercom

Sigtronics SPA 400 - Intercom

Exhaust System

Power-Flow - Exhaust; Exhaust Stack Fairing

Vacuum System

Precise Flight - Standby Vacuum System

Engine Pre-Heat System

Reiff Corp - Engine Sump and Cylinder Pre-Heat System

Lights

Whelen - Wingtip Strobes; LED Red Beacon; RMD Wingtip Landing Lights; Pulselights; Heated Pitot

Pitot Tube

Heated Pitot

Flap Gap Seals

Rosen Visors

Rosen - Visors and Articulating Seats

Clock

Quartz Clock

Hobbs Meter

Interior & Exterior

Interior Rating
8/10
Paint Rating
7.5/10
Interior Notes
8 of 10. The interior is very clean.
Exterior Notes
7.5 of 10 Original Paint (Pecan Brown and Jaguar Yellow). The paint is in great shape.

Engine & Propeller

Engine Type
Piston
Engine Count
1
Engine Make
Lycoming
Engine Model
O-360-A4M
Engine Power
180 HP
Propeller Model
Sensenich 76EM8S14-0-60 Fixed-Pitch

Asking Price

$149,900

Aircraft Location

Scottsdale, AZ, USA

Listing Details

Used
For Sale

Price History

May 28, 2026: $149,900 - controller

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First Seen: May 28, 2026

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