“This Aircraft was purchased used and currently belongs to Tupelo Aviation Unlimited. It was used.



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Used
“This Aircraft was purchased used and currently belongs to Tupelo Aviation Unlimited. It was used for aircraft rental service for personal use and flight training. The Cessna 172L fleet average is 191 hrs/year or 8786 hours average for a 46 year old aircraft. This aircraft has 24.7 percent less time than the average for this year model.”
Make: Cessna 172L Model Year: 1971
Total Time Airframe: 6616.5 Hrs, 1649.8 Hrs Engine Since Major Overhaul in July 2006. Engine: Lycoming 4 cylinder, compressions at 6/03/2016 annual: 65,70,70,70. Propeller: McCauley 2 Blade Metal Fixed Pitch, model 1C160/DTM7556, TTSO: 1608.1 since Overhaul in May 2006, 6 year/2000 hrs, TBO.Avionics: Narco CP136 Audio Panel wiht 4 place intercom,King KX-155 Nav/Com with Glideslope, TKM MX11 Comm, Garmin GPS150 VFR GPS, King KN64 DME, and Cessna 400 ADF (Placarded INOP). Additional Equip: Stand-By Vacuum System by SVS III, 38 gallon Fuel system.Four incidents of airframe damage and repair are noted in logbooks from 1977, 1978, 1988 and 2016. The 1977 incident entry describes a nose gear accident including a propeller strike. The 1978 event details the replacement of the left hand wind assembly at 2176.5 total airframe time. In 1988, the incident described the repair of the horizontal stabilator and the replacement of the elevators with serviceable units. The airframe total time at this event was 3064 hours. The last recorded maintenance was conducted in 2016, when during an inspection it was noted that the lower engine firewall was damaged. It was replaced and the nose gear was inspected and a new wheel half was installed, cleaned and repacked the wheel bearings. Finally, in Feb 2017, the nose gear assembly was rebuilt.
Payment by money order, cashier check is acceptable, but prefer wire transfer. Transfer will be completed after inspection & payment verification
 Current date: 2017-04-25