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1979 Cessna 172N SkyhawkSingle-Engine Piston Aircraft • Prescott, AZ, USA

This 1979 Cessna 172N Skyhawk, registered as N6282D, presents a well-equipped and recently maintained aircraft with 4,150 hours total time on the airframe. It features a significant performance upgrade through the Penn Yan STC 180 hp conversion, with the engine showing 270 hours since major overhaul (SMOH) and a new Sensenich propeller installed at that time with 270 hours since new. The aircraft has no damage history and is flown regularly.

Its IFR-capable panel is centered on an Avidyne IFD440 FMS/GPS/NAV/COM radio and includes a Garmin GTR225A COM, an L3 Lynx NGT9000 transponder with ADS-B In and Out, and a Garmin GMA345 audio panel with...

Year
1979
Make
Cessna
Series
172 Skyhawk
Model
172N Skyhawk
Tail #
N6282D
Serial #
17272689

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Specifications

Category
Single-Engine Piston
Intended Use
Training, Recreational
Flight Rules
VFR & IFR
Useful Load
1,082 lbs
Seats
4

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time
4,150 hrs
Engine 1 Time
270 hrs (SMOH)
Prop 1 Time
270 hrs (SNEW)
Prop 2 Time
270 hrs (SNEW)
Logbook Status
Logbooks are complete and all of them are professionally scanned and available digitally, in their entirety, upon request.

Avionics

GPS

Avidyne IFD440 - FMS/GPS/NAV/COM Radio

Comms

Garmin GTR225A - COM Radio, FMS/GPS/NAV/COM Radio

Autopilot

Audio

Garmin GMA345 - Audio Panel w/ Bluetooth

Weather

Traffic

ADS-B Out

L3 Lynx NGT9000 - Transponder w/ ADS-B In and Out

ADS-B In

L3 Lynx NGT9000 - Transponder w/ ADS-B In and Out

PFD

MFD

EMS/EIS

EI CGR30P - EI Premium Engine Monitor

Additional Equipment

Clock

Davtron 800 - Digital Clock

Emergency Locator Transmitter

Artex 345 - ELT

Lighting

Whelen Orion 650 - Wingtip Strobes and Landing Light

Pitot Heat

Cowling Kit

Skybolt - Cowling Conversion Kit

Windshield

Recent New Windshield

Door Stewards

Control Wheel

Avion - Upgraded Control Wheel

Sun Visors

Rosen - Sun Visors

Engine & Propeller

Engine Type
Piston
Engine Count
1
Engine Power
180 HP
Propeller Model
Sensenich

Asking Price

$169,000

Aircraft Location

Prescott, AZ, USA

Listing Details

Used
For Sale

Price History

Jan 7, 2026: $169,000 - trade-a-plane

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