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1978 Cessna 182Q SkylaneSingle-Engine Piston Aircraft • Long Beach, CA, USA

This 1978 Cessna 182Q Skylane, registration N759YX, is a clean, well-kept example with an excellent pedigree and a low-time engine, offered for sale at $165,000. The airframe shows 4,905 hours total time with complete logs, and the aircraft is based at KLGB in Long Beach, California, where it has been hangared. The seller describes it as a straightforward, honest 182 with a strong history, and notes no damage history along with paint rated 7.5/10.

The engine is a 230 HP Continental O470U turning a two-blade aluminum McCauley C2A34C204 propeller. The engine has 228 hours since major overhaul against a 2,000-hour TBO, with compressions...

Year
1978
Make
Cessna
Series
182 Skylane
Model
182Q Skylane
Tail #
N759YX
Serial #
18266375

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Specifications

Category
Single-Engine Piston
Intended Use
Utility, Recreational
Flight Rules
IFR
Useful Load
1,105 lbs
Seats
4

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time
4,905 hrs
Engine 1 Time
228 hrs (SMOH)
Prop 1 Time
1,130 hrs (SMOH)
Logbook Status
Complete Logs
Inspection Status
Annual Inspection Completed June 2026; Pitot Static/Transponder/Altimeter Test Completed August 2026; ELT Battery Due May 2031

Avionics

Audio

RT-385A - Audio Panel

Comms

MX 385 - MX NAV/COM; ARNAV (inop); DME

GPS

Garmin 296 - Remote GPS

ADSB

Garmin GTX 335 - GTX Transponder (ADS-B Out)

AP

S-TEC 50 - S-TEC Autopilot

EMS

Engine Monitor

Additional Equipment

Fuel Flow

JP Instruments FS-450 - JP Fuel Flow

Interior & Exterior

Interior Year
1978
Paint Rating
7.5/10
Paint Year
1978
Interior Notes
1995 interior
Exterior Notes
7.5/10 Paint. Hangared

Engine & Propeller

Engine Type
Piston
Engine Count
1
Engine Make
Continental
Engine Model
O470U
Engine Power
230 HP
Propeller Model
McCauley C2A34C204

Asking Price

$165,000

Aircraft Location

Long Beach, CA, USA

Listing Details

Used
For Sale

Price History

Oct 23, 2026: $165,000 - trade-a-plane

Oct 7, 2026: $165,000(-$9,500) - controller

Oct 4, 2026: $174,500(-$14,500) - controller

+2 more price changes

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First Seen: Aug 31, 2026

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Asking Price

$165,000