1978 Piper PA-28-161 (180HP Upgrade)Single-Engine Piston Aircraft • Clayton, NC, USA
This 1978 Piper PA-28-161 is offered for $109,500 out of Clayton, North Carolina, and pairs a low 3,000-hour total time airframe with a 180hp O-360 STC upgrade that the seller describes as making it "basically a Piper Archer." The engine shows 1,180 hours since major overhaul by Lycoming in 2004, and the propeller has just 35 hours since overhaul. The annual inspection is current through May 2027, and the wing spar AD has been completed. Per the seller, airframe (not engine) logs prior to 2014 are missing, and the aircraft is priced well below market for its specification as a result; no damage history (NDH) is stated in the listing.
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Specifications
- Category
- Single-Engine Piston
- Intended Use
- Training, Recreational
Hours, Logs & Inspections
- Total Time
- 3,000 hrs
- Engine 1 Time
- 1,180 hrs (SMOH)
- Prop 1 Time
- 35 hrs (SPOH)
- Logbook Status
- Airframe (not engine) logs prior to 2014 missing
- Inspection Status
- Annual current to May 27
Avionics
GPS
Garmin GTN 750
Comms
Garmin GTR 200
AP
Century II - II AP overhauled and working perfectly
Audio
Garmin GMA 340
ADSB
Garmin GTX 345 - GTX ADS-B in/out
ADS-B In
Garmin GTX 345 - GTX ADS-B in/out
PFD
AV30 - Dual GI AV-MAG, AV-Link
MFD
AV30 - Dual
Interior & Exterior
- Interior Year
- 2015
- Interior Notes
- New interior 2015
Engine & Propeller
- Engine Type
- Piston
- Engine Count
- 1
- Engine Make
- Lycoming
- Engine Model
- O-360
- Engine Power
- 180 HP
Asking Price
$109,500
Aircraft Location
Clayton, NC, USA
Listing Details
- For Sale
Price History
Aug 31, 2026: $109,500(-$500) - barnstormers
May 27, 2026: $110,000 - barnstormers
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Asking Price
$109,500
Aircraft Location
Clayton, NC, USA
Listing Details
- For Sale
Price History
Aug 31, 2026: $109,500(-$500) - barnstormers
May 27, 2026: $110,000 - barnstormers
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