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1983 Cessna 172/180 ConversionSingle-Engine Piston Aircraft • Blackfoot, ID, USA

This 1983 Cessna 172P, registration N65724, is available for purchase from PreFlight Aviation, hangared at Blackfoot, Idaho (U02). It features a significant Air Plains 180HP conversion, installing a Lycoming O-360-A4M engine that was factory-new in 1996 and now has 2,399 hours SNEW. The conversion was paired with a gross weight increase to 2,550 lbs, yielding a useful load of 969 lbs, and it is equipped with long-range tanks holding 54 gallons. The airframe has 5,755 total hours, and the Sensencich fixed-pitch propeller has 1,786 hours SMOH, having been overhauled by Air Prop Specialists in 1998. The most recent annual inspection was...

Year
1983
Make
Cessna
Series
172 Skyhawk
Model
172/180 Conversion
Tail #
N65724
Serial #
17275836

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Specifications

Category
Single-Engine Piston
Intended Use
Training, Recreational
Useful Load
969 lbs
Seats
4

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time
5,755 hrs
Engine 1 Time
2,399 hrs (SNEW)
Prop 1 Time
1,786 hrs (SMOH)
Logbook Status
Complete Logbooks and very well organized aircraft records
Inspection Status
Annual Inspection Completed: December 2025, next due January 1st, 2027

Avionics

GPS

Apollo GX-55 - GPS

Audio

PS Engineering PMA 7000M-S - PS PMA Audio Panel

Comms

King KX-155 - Dual NAV/COMM

Transponder

King KT76A - Transponder

DME

King KN-64 - DME

ADF

King KR87 - ADF

Additional Equipment

Modifications

AirPlains 180HP O-360-A4M Engine Upgrade

Gross Weight Increase

Gross Weight Increase (2,550 lbs)

Long Range Tanks

Long Range Tanks (54 gal)

Nosewheel Fork

Airglas Large Nosewheel Fork

Tires

6.00x6 Nose Tire, 8.50x6 Main Tires

Sunvisors

Rosen Sunvisors

Air Filter

Brackett Air Filter

Pilot Seat Stop

Pilot Secondary Seat Stop

Elevator Tips

Knots 2 U Elevator Tips

Pulselight

Precise Pulselite

Interior & Exterior

Interior Rating
8.5/10
Interior Year
2005
Paint Rating
7.5/10
Paint Year
2005
Interior Notes
Exceptionally clean interior
Exterior Notes
Paint is in excellent condition all around and shows well, some small paint chips on trailing edge of the elevator

Engine & Propeller

Engine Type
Piston
Engine Count
1
Engine Make
Lycoming
Engine Model
O-360-A4M
Engine Power
180 HP
Propeller Model
2-Blade Sensincich Fixed Pitch

Asking Price

$149,900

Aircraft Location

Blackfoot, ID, USA

Listing Details

Used
For Sale

Price History

May 1, 2026: $149,900 - trade-a-plane

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First Seen: May 1, 2026

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