1962 PIPER CHEROKEE 150, 3920TTAF, 1178 SMOH, NO PROP STRIKE OR ACCIDENT DAMAGE, EASY PROJECT, CHEAP.
1962 PIPER CHEROKEE 150, 3920TTAF, 1178 SMOH, NO PROP STRIKE OR ACCIDENT DAMAGE, EASY PROJECT, CHEAP !!THE CHEROKEE LINE STARTED IN LATE 1961, WITH 1 AIRFRAME, AND 3 ENGINE CHOICES: 150 H.P., 160 H.P., AND 180 H.P..ALL THREE MODELS, CALLED BY THEIR HORSEPOWER, WERE EXACTLY THE SAME AIRFRAME, WITH THE SAME WINGS, CONTROL SURFACES, LANDING GEAR, COWLING, INTERIOR, ETC.THIS MODEL, THE 150, IS ALL BUT FORGOTTEN, BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH THEY MADE THIS MODEL UNTIL 1967, THE PRODUCTION NUMBERS DROPPED AFTER 1964, WHEN PIPER INTRODUCED A “LESSER” 150 H.P. ENGINED AIRPLANE AS A “TRAINER ONLY”, AND SLOTTED IT LOWER ON THE TOTEM POLE BY CALLING IT THE 140 !!(NO IT DID NOT PRODUCE 140 H.P., THIS IS ONLY A MARKETING GIMMICK !SO THE 150, LIKE THIS AIRPLANE, CAME OUT OF THE FACTORY AS A 4 SEAT FAMILY/CROSS-COUNTRY AIRPLANE, JUST LIKE THE OTHERWISE IDENTICAL 180 !YOU CAN TELL A 150 FROM A 140 BY A FEW SMALL ITEMS, BUT THE BIG ONE, THAT MATTERS MOST, IS THAT THE 150 HAS A REAL BAGGAGE DOOR, WHICH LEADS TO A REAL BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT, JUST LIKE THE 180 HAS ALWAYS HAD.THE 140 HAS NO STORAGE SPACE IN BACK, AND NO OUTSIDE DOOR, SO YOU NEVER REALLY WANT TO PACK ANYTHING IN THAT AIRPLANE.THIS 150 HAS A VERY LOW TOTAL TIME OF 3,920.THE MOSTLY TRAINER 140’S PRETTY MUCH ALL HAVE MORE THAN THIS, SOME DOUBLE OR MORE !!THE 0-320E2A DYNAFOCAL MOUNT 150 HORSEPOWER ENGINE HAS 1178 HOURS SINCE MAJOR IN 2002, WITH MODERN CERMINIL CYLINDER ASSEMBLIES, NOT THE ORIGINAL STEEL CYLINDERS, AND THE NEW STYLE OIL PUMP GEARS.THE LAST ANNUAL WAS PERFORMED 7/14/2017 (STILL IN CALENDAR ANNUAL), AND THE COMPRESSIONS WERE GOOD AT 72,75,77 AND 75 OVER 80.THIS AIRPLANE DID NOT CRASH.IT DOESN’T HAVE HAIL DAMAGE.THERE WAS NO PROP STRIKE OR SUDDEN STOPPAGE.THERE HAS BEEN NO FAA INCIDENT OR ACCIDENT REPORT FILED.THE FORMER OWNER REPORTED THAT HE HAD A HARD LANDING AND BROUGHT THE AIRPLANE TO A MECHANIC.AND THAT’S WERE THINGS GET FUZZYTHE REPORT FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY SAYS THAT THE WING SPAR IS SUSPECT.THE LANDING GEAR LEG ON THE LEFT WING HAS BEEN REMOVED FOR INSPECTION.AND HERE IS WHERE THINGS GET FUZZYTHE WING SPAR IS NOT DAMAGED !!AS THE WORLD’S LARGEST SUPPLIER OF USED CHEROKEE PARTS, WE KNOW THIS STUFF !!I HAD MY WING GUY INSPECT IT, HE FOUND NO DAMAGE.I LET THE SHOP FORMAN INSPECT IT, HE FOUND NO DAMAGE.I INSPECTED IT, LOOKING FOR THE TELL-TALE SIGNS OF A HARD LANDING (WRINKLES NEAR THE EDGES OF THE GEAR TUBE OPENING. NONE.CRACKS FROM THE EDGES OF THE OPENING RADIATING OUTBOARD. NONE.DEFORMATION ON THE TOP SKIN, WHERE THE NITROGEN FILLER PORT IS. NONE.WE EVEN CHECKED THE SKIN ALL ALONG THE SPAR, TOP AND BOTTOM, FOR POPPED RIVITS. NONE.SO I ASKED MY RECOVERY DRIVER WHAT HE HAD HEARD ABOUT THE AIRPLANE, WHEN HE PICKED IT UP. IT SEEMS THAT THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER DID NOT INSPECT THE AIRPLANE PERSONALLY, NOR DID HE SEND ANYONE TO INSPECT IT.SO WHATEVER THE FORMER OWNER, OR THE MECHANIC SAID WAS TAKEN AS GOSPEL. I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THE SPAR, ON EITHER WING, AS THERE IS NO SIGN OF DEFORMATION OR DENTING ON EITHER WING, AND THE GREEN UPPER TUBE, WHICH LOOKS GOOD, DID NOT APPEAR TO HAVE CAUSED ANY DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING.SO THE INSURANCE COMPANY TAKES SOMEBODY’S WORD THAT THERE IS DAMAGE, SENDS A COMPANY TO DISASSEMBLE THE AIRPLANE, AND OFFERS IT FOR SALE. THE PHOTOS DIDN’T SHOW ANY WING DAMAGE, SO I ASKED A FRIEND IN THE AREA TO GO TAKE A LOOK AT THE AIRPLANE, AND THE WINGS, BEFORE I BOUGHT IT. HE TOO FOUND NO DAMAGE TO THE WINGS !!SO I AM SELLING THIS AIRPLANE AS A REASSEMBLE PROJECT, WITH A TWO PART GUARENTEE:IF YOU BUY THE AIRPLANE, AND WHEN YOU COME TO PICK IT UP (IT’S LOCATED AT OUR MAIN LOCATION AT THE CRYSTAL AIRPORT (KMIC), JUST NORTH OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA), YOU FIND DAMAGE TO THE WING SPAR THAT WE DIDN’T, I WILL REFUND YOUR MONEY, OR OFFER YOU A REPLACEMENT UNDAMAGED WING FROM OUR STOCK AT NO CHARGE. I AM NOT MAKING THIS OFFER LIGHTLY. WE HAVE ALL DETERMINED THESE WINGS TO BE OK, BUT WE WANT YOU TO FEEL SECURE THAT YOU WILL AGREE WITH US !!THE ONLY DAMAGE TO THIS ENTIRE AIRPLANE SEEMS TO BE FROM THE DISASSEMBLY OR TRANSPORT OF THE DISASSEMBLED AIRPLANE.THE RIGHT WING HAS A SCRAPE AND SCRATCH ON THE UPPER SURFACE WHERE SOMETHING RUBBED AGAINST IT. NO SKIN WILL NEED REPLACEMENT, JUST NORMAL PAINT PREP AND REPAINT THE SMALL AFFECTED AREA. WE HAVE INCLUDED A PHOTO OF THIS WHOLE AREA.THE LEFT AILERON SKIN IS DENTED UPWARD AT THE TRAILING EDGE, FROM SOMEONE LIFTING THE WING BY THAT SKIN. THE AILERON SPAR AND WEIGHT ARE NOT AFFECTED. THE RUDDER HAS A SIMILAR “WOW” IN THE TRAILING EDGE, ALSO FROM OVER-ENTHUSIASTIC PUSHING, NOT FROM AN “ACCIDENT”.AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PHOTOS, THIS AIRPLANE HAS BEEN REPAINTED IN A MODERN “SWISH” PAINT SCHEME, IN A MODERN MEDIUM BLUE AND DOVE GREY. THE OVERALL CONDITION OF THE PAINT IS VERY GOOD.INSIDE, THE FRONT SEATS AND SIDE PANELS HAVE ALSO BEEN UPDATED, TO A BRIGHT WHITE WITH BRITE BLUE ACCENTS, AND THE CONDITION IS GOOD.UNFORTUNATELY, THE BACK SEAT IS MISSING !!I DON’T KNOW WHY IT ISN’T INCLUDED, MAYBE IT WAS OUT BEING REUPHOLSTERED AND WAS NEVER RETURNED, OR ?????? UNFORTUNATLY IT IS NOT INCLUDED.FORTUNATELY, WE HAVE A REPLACEMENT BACK SEAT, WHICH WE WILL INCLUDE WITH THIS AIRPLANE FROM OUR USED STOCK. THE CLOTH UPHOLSTRY OF THIS SEAT WILL NOT MATCH THE VINYL OF THE FRONT SEATS OR SIDE PANELS, SORRY.THE DASH IS WELL LAYED OUT, AND INCLUDES A FULL COMPLEMENT OF LATE MODEL STYLE FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS,(VERTICAL CARD D.G., COLORED BACKROUND ATTITUDE INDICATOR, LATE STYLE ELECTRIC TURN CO-ORDINATOR, ALL WITH NICE CLEAN FACES.EXTRAS INCLUDE”SIGTRONICS SPA-400 4 PLACE INTERCOM SYSTEMEGT GUAGEWIND-UP CLOCKTHE AIRPLANE HAS THE TRAYS INSTALLED AND WIRED FOR THE FOLLOWING:KING KX-155 NAV-COM WITH GLIDESLOPE INDICATORKING KMA-24 AUDIO PANEL WITH MARKER BEACONSNARCO AT150 TRANSPONDER (MODE “C” ENCODER IS STILL INSTALLED, WIRED AND INCLUDED)THE PANEL UNITS AND INDICATOR ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS SALE, BUT SINCE THE TRAYS AND WIRING ARE STILL INSTALLED AND INCLUDED, YOU COULD BUY THESE TYPE UNITS (AVAILABLE FROM US, OR OTHERS, NOW OR AS YOU NEED THEM) AND SIMPLY SLIDE THEM IN, OR UPDATE TO WHATEVER YOU WISH, WITHOUT PAYING FOR SOMETHING YOU DIDN’T WANT ANYWAY !AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PHOTOS, THE LYCOMING 0-320 ENGINE, AND IN FACT THE WHOLE FIREWALL FORWARD (HOSES, BAFFLING, ETC. LOOK VERY GOOD.THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THIS AIRPLANE ! NO FIREWALL DAMAGENO NOSEGEAR (OR MAIN GEAR) DAMAGENO DAMAGE TO THE SENSENICH PROPELLOR, AND NO PROP STRIKE TO THE ENGINE !!THE LOGBOOKS FOR THE ENGINE AND AIRFRAME ARE COMPLETE AND SEQUENTIAL, BACK TO NEW IN MAY OF 1962, THROUGH THE LAST ANNUAL 7/14/2017. YES, THIS AIRPLANE IS STILL IN CALENDAR ANNUAL !!THE 2 YEAR IFR CERTIFICATION WAS PERFORMED 3/2017.THIS AIRPLANE WAS LAST FLOWN IN LATE 2017 !! NOT A SITTER OR RAMP QUEEN !!SOLD WITH THE FAA BILL OF SALE !!THIS AIRPLANE IS LOCATED AT OUR MAIN LOCATION AT THE CRYSTAL AIRPORT (KMIC), JUST NORTH OF MINNEAPOLIS, MN.WE WILL PROVIDE INDOOR STORAGE FOR 30 DAYS FROM THE END OF THIS AUCTION AT NO CHARGE, AND ADDITIONAL TIME IS AVAILABLE FOR $7 PER DAY, IF YOU NEED IT.SINCE THE WINGS AND TAIL ARE OFF, THIS AIRPLANE CAN BE MOVED WITH A NORMAL 18’ TO 22’ FLATBED OR CAR HAULING TRAILER. LOADING HELP IS AVAILABLE AT EXTRA COST IF YOU DESIRE IT.WE CAN EVEN LOAD THIS AIRPLANE INTO A 40’ CONTAINER FOR A FEE !THIS IS AS SIMPLE A “PROJECT” AS YOU CAN GET !!NO HAIL, NO CRASH DAMAGE, JUST PUT IT BACK TOGETHER !!GOOD BIDDING !!
WENTWORTH AIRCRAFT DOES NOT OBTAIN REPAIR ESTIMATES, AS WE DO NOT REPAIR ANY OF OUR AIRPLANES. WE ONLY FACILITATE THE SALE OF REBUILDABLE AIRCRAFT TO THOSE DESIRING TO SAVE MONEY OR HAVE MORE AIRPLANE THAN OTHERWISE POSSIBLE FOR THE MONEY.
REPAIR OF ANY AIRCRAFT WILL DEPEND ON MANY FACTORS, SUCH AS AVAILABILITY OF USED PARTS, LABOR RATE OF THE REPAIR FACILITY, FAMILIARITY WITH THE AIRCRAFT, ETC. AND WE WOULD NEVER PRESUME TO ESTIMATE THIS NUMBER FOR A BUYER. BEWARE OF THOSE WHO OBVIOUSLY GIVE UNREALISTICALLY LOW "ESTIMATES" FOR THE REPAIR OF THE DAMAGED AIRCRAFT THEY SELL.
THIS ITEM IS BEING SOLD WITH A LOW RESERVE, THEREFORE WE FULLY EXPECT THIS LISTING WILL SELL TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER AT THE CLOSE OF THIS AUCTION, SO BID EARLY AND BID HIGH. THERE WILL BE NO CHANCE TO BUY THIS ITEM LATER!!
AS WE SET OUR BUY-IT-NOW SO LOW, MANY OF OUR AIRPLANES SELL BY THIS METHOD BEFORE THE END OF THE AUCTION. DONT WAIT TOO LONG HOPING TO SNIPE IT AT THE END, AND BE DISAPPOINTED !
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WE HAVE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF SATISFIED CUSTOMERS OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS, SO WHEN YOU BUY AN ITEM THROUGH EBAY FROM US, YOU CAN BE ASSURED THAT WE WILL LIST ALL ITEMS AS ACCURATELY AS POSSIBLE, AND THAT WE WILL ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS TRUTHFULLY.
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PLEASE DON"T ASSUME. IF YOU ARE NOT SURE ABOUT ANY FACET OF ONE OF OUR LISTINGS, PLEASE ASK !
SO THAT ALL BIDDERS HAVE THE SAME INFORMATION,WE PREFER NOT TO ANSWER DETAIL QUESTIONS BY PHONE. OUR PHONE SALES STAFF HAS NO DIRECT KNOWLEDGE OF THE ITEMS ON EBAY.
DUE TO THE AUCTION FORMAT, IT WOULD NOT BE FAIR FOR THE HIGH BIDDER NOT TO BUY THE ITEM LISTED, SO TREAT YOUR BID LIKE A HANDSHAKE!!
YOUR BID IS NOT A RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL, BUT RATHER A CONTRACT TO BUY OUR AIRPLANE AT YOUR BID PRICE
SO BE SURE YOU HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION, AND FUNDSIN PLACE.
A NON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT OF $2,000 IS DUE WITHIN 72 HOURS OF THE BID CLOSING. WE PREFER PAYPAL FOR THIS DEPOSIT, BUT IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH PAYPAL, LET US KNOW, AND WE WILL HELP YOU FIND AN ALTERNATIVE.
THE BALANCE OF THE PAYMENT IS DUE WITHIN 7 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF BID CLOSE. THESE FUNDS CAN BE BY WIRE TRANSFER, BANK OR CASHIERS CHECK, CASH, OR ANY COMBINATION. FULL PAYMENT IS DUE BY TIME STATED, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU HAVE VIEWED THE AIRCRAFT. BID ACCORDINGLY.
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