1981 Cessna 182R SkylaneSingle-Engine Piston Aircraft • Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

This 1981 Cessna 182R Skylane, registered ZK-ETX, is a one-owner aircraft with a total time of 3,750 hours. Its Lycoming O-540-J3C5D engine has 1,750 hours since a major overhaul by Don McCracken, where it was flowed balanced, ported, and polished, resulting in what the owner describes as exceptionally even cylinder head and exhaust gas temperatures. The aircraft has no damage history, has always been hangared, and was factory corrosion-proofed.

The aircraft is equipped for serious IFR and overwater travel, as evidenced by its history of flights across the Tasman Sea and the South Pacific. The panel is centered on a Garmin GTN 650...