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1980 Cessna 172RG CutlassSingle-Engine Piston Aircraft • Chicago, IL, USA

This 1980 Cessna 172RG Cutlass, registration N5266U (serial number 172RG0312), is listed at $79,900 and located just south of Chicago at Bult Field in Monee, Illinois (C56). The airframe shows a low total time of 5,278 hours, and the aircraft is currently in annual, with the seller describing it as ready to fly home and noting that compressions were just checked and are all in the mid-70s. Complete logs are included. The engine has 1,778 hours since overhaul by G&N (2007), and the propeller shows 2,201 hours since prop overhaul, with 1,778 hours since a prop reseal in 2007 (prior overhaul in 1997).

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Year
1980
Make
Cessna
Series
172 Skyhawk
Model
172RG Cutlass
Tail #
N5266U
Serial #
172RG0312

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Specifications

Category
Single-Engine Piston
Intended Use
Training, Recreational
Useful Load
993 lbs

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time
5,278 hrs
Engine 1 Time
1,778 hrs (SMOH)
Prop 1 Time
2,201 hrs (SPOH)
Logbook Status
Complete Logs
Inspection Status
In annual, last annual April 2026, compressions just checked all mid 70's

Avionics

Audio

King KMA 24 - KMA Audio Panel

Comms

Mac 1700 - Nav/Com KX Nav/Com #2

GPS

King KT 76A - KT Transponder

Additional Equipment

Standby Vacuum

Precise Flight Standby Vacuum

Intercom

PS Engineering Intercom

Interior & Exterior

Interior Notes
Needs interior
Exterior Notes
Needs paint

Engine & Propeller

Engine Type
Piston
Engine Count
1

Asking Price

$79,900

Aircraft Location

Chicago, IL, USA

Listing Details

Used
For Sale

Price History

Oct 22, 2026: $79,900 - trade-a-plane

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First Seen: Oct 22, 2026

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Asking Price

$79,900