Own a piece of early aviation history! 1946 Cessna 140.
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1946 Cessna 140
Used
$27,000
07/28/2024
Est: $200/mo
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Registration no. N77090Serial no. 11548
1,906 VIEWS
177 DAYS ON FLYING
8 SAVES
Aircraft Listing Type
For Sale
Highlights
Seller location
Uvalde, Texas, United States
Aircraft location
Uvalde, Texas, United States
Airframe & Propulsion
Airframe Total time
2,580 hours
Airframe Description
Now you can affordably own a piece of aviation history. Clean little plane. Cheap to fly. Retro red on polished aluminum. All logs.
Total hours flown in the past 6 months
25 hours
Engine 1 hours
1,774 hours SMOH
Propulsion
C85-12F Engine
SMOH: 1774
STOH: 495
Avionics
Flight rules
Visual Flight Rules
Navigation equipment
Basic
Comms equipment
Basic
Engine management
Basic
Interior & Exterior
Number of seats
2
Additional equipment
Dual-controls
Interior Condition
Clean, vintage red cloth upholstery. 8.0 overall.
Interior Score
8
Exterior Condition
Retro red on polished aluminum. 7 overall. Metalized wings in 1963 per STC SA2-95. Little bit of hangar rash.
Paint Score
7
Maintenance
Inspection Status
Septemeber 2023 Annual. All the things you would define as major or negative in the logbooks are in the pics below, as well as the most recent annual.
Inspection Expiry
Mon, Sep 30, 2024
Damage history
I'd love to say "No Damage History", but it's a 78-year-old taildragger. The last damage noted in the logbooks was in 1983, so it's been flying over half of its life since the last repair.
Supporting Materials
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Price Change history
Date
Event
Price
11/08/2024
Sold
N/A
07/28/2024
Listed for Sale
$27,000
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