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1979 Cessna 152Single-Engine Piston Aircraft • Hartford, CT, USA

This 1979 Cessna 152, registration N688CM, presents a low-time airframe with 2,985 hours total time and has been under single-family ownership for four decades. The aircraft is IFR capable, centered on a Garmin GNS 530W WAAS GPS, and is supported by a Bendix King KX155A nav/com, a KT76A transponder, and a KMA 20 audio panel, with ADS-B Out compliance via a Garmin GDL 82. Its Lycoming O-235-L2C engine has 446 hours since a major overhaul by Mattituck Airbase in June 1999, and the McCauley 2-bladed propeller has 200 hours since its January 2010 overhaul by New England Propeller. The airframe history includes the removal and repair of the...

Year
1979
Make
Cessna
Series
152
Model
152
Tail #
N688CM
Serial #
15282421

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Specifications

Category
Single-Engine Piston
Intended Use
Training, Recreational
Flight Rules
IFR
Useful Load
504 lbs
Seats
2

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time
2,985 hrs
Engine 1 Time
446 hrs (SMOH)
Prop 1 Time
200 hrs (SPOH)
Inspection Status
Annual Performed December 2025. ELT Battery Due September 2027. IFR Check Due November 2026. Pitot/Transponder Check Due November 2026.

Avionics

GPS

Garmin GNS 530W - GPS WAAS

Comms

Bendix King KX155A - NAV/COM

Audio

Bendix King KMA 20 - KMA TSO Audio Panel

ADSB

Garmin GDL 82 - ADS-B Out

PFD

Garmin GI 106A - ILS/GPS Indicator

EMS

Electronics International EGT System

Additional Equipment

Battery

Concord Battery

Gear Fairings

Texas Aeroplastics Gear Leg Fairing Kit

Landing Light

Whelen LED Landing Light

Communication Jacks

Mono Phone Jacks

ELT

ELT due September 2027

Sun Visors

Transponder

Bendix/King KT 76A - Transponder

Navigation Indicator

Garmin GI 106A - ILS/GPS Indicator

GPS Antenna

Garmin GA 35 - WAAS GPS Antenna

Fairing Kit

Texas Aeroplastics Gear Leg Fairing Kit

Audio Jacks

Mono Phone Jacks

Emergency Locator Transmitter

ELT Due September 2027

Interior & Exterior

Interior Year
2009
Paint Year
2023
Interior Notes
Interior Plastics and Carpet Replaced February 2009. Recovered Seats with Izit Leather, Installed Sound X Proofing, and Installed New Seatbelts February 2009.
Exterior Notes
Aircraft repainted April 2023. All over Matterhorn White with Arctic Blue and Tropic Green, and Turquoise accents.

Engine & Propeller

Engine Type
Piston
Engine Count
1
Engine Make
Lycoming
Engine Model
O-235-L2C
Propeller Model
McCauley 2 Bladed Prop

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Aircraft Location

Hartford, CT, USA

Listing Details

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First Seen: Apr 4, 2026

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