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1978 Cessna 177RG Cardinal

Used
$172,900
03/29/2024
$3,301 above PlanePrice™️ Estimate
Est: $1,282/mo
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Registration no. N52878Serial no. 177RG1351
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OUR ESTIMATE: $169,599
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306 VIEWS
31 DAYS ON FLYING
3 SAVES

Aircraft Listing Type

For Sale

Highlights

Beautiful, always hangered, 1978 Cardinal RG. Custom powder coated metal panel ugrade in 2020.

Nice paint, carpet and interior. Windows in good shape without cracks or crazing.

Extras include Powerflow exhaust, LED landing and taxi lighting, NuLite instrument lighting, Concorde AGM battery with Battery Minder charger, aircraft cover, cowl plugs

This Cardinal has been meticulously maintained, frequently flown, a dream to fly, and ready for a new owner to fly and enjoy.

Seller location

Sierra Vista, Arizona, United States

Aircraft location

Sierra Vista Municipal Airport, Sierra Vista, Arizona 85613, United States

Airframe Total time

5,365 hours

Airframe Description

Nice paint. No corrosion. Always hangared.

Total hours flown in the past 6 months

60 hours

Engine 1 hours

1,600 hours SFOH

Propulsion

Lycoming IO-360 A1B6D with PowerFlow exahaust and 2 blade McCauley Prop

Flight rules

Instrument Flight Rules

Navigation equipment

Garmin GNS 530W, Garmin GNS 430W, PS7000M Audio Panel, Garmin 330ES transponder with ADS-B Out, dual Garmin GI-275 MFDs with ADI and HSI, Garmin G5 with backup ADI, STec 55X autopilolt with altitude hold and vertical speed, & flight director.

Comms equipment

Garmin GNS 530W, Garmin GNS 430W Comms. PS-Engineering 7000M audio panel with 4 place audio ICS.

Engine management

JPI EDM-700 and JPI FS-450 supplies engine and fuel flow data

Additional equipment

Voice Flight – yoke button for voice input of waypoints (& victor airways) into GNS 530W. Garmin Flightstream 210 – Ipad flight plan upload/download into GNS 530W. CiEs digital fuel sensors feed Aerospace Logic digit al fuel gauge, WX-900 Stormscope, Garmin 496 hard wired to avionics master. Stratus ADS-B with remote antenna, connected to dedicated USB power. 

Number of seats

4

Interior Condition

Fabric interior and carpet in excellent condition. Most interior plastic has been repaired or replaced. Aluminum ball air vents front and back. BAS inertia reel 4 point restraints. Cessna intertia reel pilot side seat restraint. Halon fire extinguisher.

Interior Score

8

Exterior Condition

Exellent condition.

Paint Score

8

Inspection Status

Well maintained, current annual, and all ADs complied with. Passed the carry through spar inspection & eddy current testing at last annual.

Inspection Expiry

Fri, May 31, 2024

Damage history

Gear up landing 2004, fully repaired; wind shear incident 2008 resulted in a hard landing, right MLG failure, & prop strike. Fully repaired. Landing gear ND tested. Prop replaced with new. Engine tear-down & inspection performed by Western Skyways, Montrose Colorado.

Supporting Materials

1-N52878_Aircraft log book-1.pdf
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1-N52878_Engine log book-1.pdf
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1-N52878_Propeller log book-1.pdf
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N52878_Oil_Analysis 11_18_2023.pdf
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N52878 Spar Carry Through Inspection.pdf
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03/29/2024
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