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1981 Cessna 152 SparrowhawkSingle-Engine Piston Aircraft • Fullerton, CA, USA

This 1981 Cessna 152 Sparrowhawk, registration N4745P, serial number 15284808, is a unique turnkey offering with a notable history. The airframe has a total time of 2,971 hours. The aircraft was involved in a bad landing in February 1985 when it contacted a snow bank in Elmendorf, Alaska, and was subsequently disassembled and placed into indoor storage until the late 1990s. It underwent a meticulous restoration completed in April 2000, which included wing skin repairs and reskinning of some tail surfaces. It has flown nearly 800 hours since without any restoration-related issues. The aircraft is VFR only and has two seats with a useful load...

Year
1981
Make
Cessna
Series
152 Aerobat / Sparrowhawk
Model
152 Sparrowhawk
Tail #
N4745P
Serial #
15284808

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Specifications

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

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time
2,971 hrs
Engine 1 Time
809 hrs (SMOH)
Prop 1 Time
1,060 hrs (SNEW)
Logbook Status
Complete original logbooks in hand and uploaded to this AD
Inspection Status
Fresh annual 05-07-2026; ELT battery replacement and VFR pitot static being performed this month

Avionics

GPS

Garmin GPS 250XL - NAV COM

Comms

Garmin GPS 250XL - NAV COM; Audio Panel

Audio

Narco CP136 - Audio Panel

Transponder

King KT 76A - Transponder

encoder

ACK A-30 - ACK Blind Encoder

ELT

Done and Margolin 121.5 - ELT

otherAvionics

U Avionix - U Tail beacon installed 10-7-2022

Additional Equipment

Exterior Lighting

Wing tips with integrated landing lights with pulse functions; New landing and taxi lights in the leading edge

Wheels and Brakes

Cleveland - wheels brakes

Fuel System

Long range fuel tanks

Engine Upgrades

Superior - Sparrowhawk conversion 125HP; Upgraded to solid steel push rod tubes; New cylinders with high compression pistons; Heated oil pan

Propeller

Sensenich 72CKS-0-56 - New Repitched from 55 to inches

Interior & Exterior

Interior Year
2000
Paint Year
2000
Interior Notes
New interior 04-2000, very clean paint and interior, in great shape
Exterior Notes
Airplane repainted 04-2000, paint is in great shape

Engine & Propeller

Engine Type
Piston
Engine Count
1
Engine Power
125 HP
Propeller Model
Sensenich 72CKS-0-56 N K6605

Asking Price

$110,000

Aircraft Location

Fullerton, CA, USA

Listing Details

Used
For Sale

Price History

May 7, 2026: $110,000(-$10,000) - trade-a-plane

Feb 25, 2026: $120,000(-$10,000) - trade-a-plane

Nov 16, 2025: $130,000 - trade-a-plane

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First Seen: Nov 16, 2025

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