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1978 Commander Commander 114Single-Engine Piston Aircraft • Murphysboro, IL, USA

This 1978 Rockwell Commander 114, registered as N5859N (serial number 14404), is offered for sale at $93,886, a price the seller notes is heavily discounted due to missing early logbooks (records pick up in the mid-1990s with approximately 1,000 hours). With a total time of 1,418 hours on both the airframe and the Lycoming IO540-T4B5D engine, as well as the Hartzell HC-C2YR-1BF propeller, this is a low-time example. The aircraft has been hangared for years while the previous owner was in a nursing home, and early logs were lost during a family dispute. The seller has flown about 100 hours in the last two years, with oil analysis performed...

Year
1978
Make
Commander
Series
114
Model
Commander 114
Tail #
N5859N
Serial #
14404

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Specifications

Category
Single-Engine Piston
Intended Use
Recreational
Flight Rules
VFR & IFR
Useful Load
983 lbs
Seats
4

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time
1,418 hrs
Engine 1 Time
1,418 hrs
Prop 1 Time
1,418 hrs
Logbook Status
Missing early logs; Logs pick up in mid 1990's and ~ 1,000 hrs
Inspection Status
Annual due November. All AD's are compliant.

Avionics

GPS

KLN 94 - KLN TSO GPS

Comms

MAC 1700 - NAV/COM (Comm2), NAV/COM

AP

S-TEC 55 - S-TEC Autopilot

Audio

KMA 20 TSO - KMA TSO Audio Panel

Weather

Insight Strikefinder - Radar

EMS

JPI EDM-700 - JPI Engine Analyzer, EIS Backup Battery System

PFD

Bendix King KI 256 - KI Attitude Indicator

Additional Equipment

Electronic Ignition

Dual Electronic Ignition W/ EIS Backup Battery System

Interior & Exterior

Interior Year
1995
Paint Year
1978
Interior Notes
Tan Leather, light wearing, no torn areas
Exterior Notes
White/Brown/Brown

Engine & Propeller

Engine Type
Piston
Engine Count
1
Engine Make
Lycoming
Engine Model
IO540-T4B5D
Propeller Model
Hartzell HC-C2YR-1BF

Asking Price

$93,886

Aircraft Location

Murphysboro, IL, USA

Listing Details

Used
For Sale

Price History

Jul 31, 2026: $93,886(-$26,114) - trade-a-plane

Aug 19, 2025: $120,000(-$9,900) - trade-a-plane

Jul 1, 2025: $129,900(-$4,100) - trade-a-plane

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First Seen: May 30, 2025

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Asking Price

$93,886