1960 PIPER PA 24 250 COMANCHE, 250 H.P. LYCOMING 6 CYLINDER, BOTTOM FUSELAGE DAMAGE ONLY, CHEAP.
1960 PIPER PA-24-250 COMANCHE, 250 H.P. LYCOMING 6 CYLINDER, BOTTOM FUSELAGE DAMAGE ONLY, CHEAP !!
THE 250 COMANCHE IS THE ORIGINAL GO FAST FOR CHEAP AIRPLANE !!
155 TO 160 KNOTS. IN A TRUE 4 PLACE AIRPLANE, WITH BAGGAGE SPACE, AND ENOUGH USEFUL LOAD TO CARRY THEM !!
PARTS ARE READILY AVAILABLE AND INEXPENSIVE, SO THEY ARE EASY TO MAINTAIN.
AND THEY ARE A PLEASANT, PREDICTABLE CROSS COUNTRY AIRPLANE, WITH GOOD MANNERS IN TURBULENCE.
BUT, WHEN YOU LAND, IT IS BETTER TO PUT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN !!!
THIS AIRPLANE LANDED ON A DIRT STRIP, BUT THE PILOT FORGOT TO LOWER THE ELECTRIC GEAR.
SO THERE IS DAMAGE TO THE BELLY, (SCRAPED AND DENTED SOMEWHAT), BUT NOT AS BAD AS IT WOULD HAVE BEEN ON A HARD SURFACE RUNWAY !
YOU CAN SEE THE SCRAPES ON THE BELLY SKINS, AFT OF THE NOSE GEAR WELL AND FORWARD OF THE TAILCONE.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE PEOPLE THAT RESPONDED TO PICK THE AIRPLANE UP AND TRANSPORT IT WERE NOT EXPERIENCED, AND THEY DID DAMAGE TO THE TAILCONE (UNDER THE N NUMBERS) WITH A STRAP, AND TO THE LOWER COWL (SLIGHT), AND THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD ON THE LEFT SIDE.
WHEN THEY DID GET IT LIFTED, THE GEAR CAME DOWN FINE, AND ALL 3 LANDING GEAR ARE UNDAMAGED, INCLUDING THE DOUBLE PUCK DISC BRAKE CALIPERS
IN FACT THE ONLY DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME BESIDES THE BELLY IS A SCUFF (NOT A DENT) TO THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE, AND A SLIGHT TEAR AROUND THE OPENING ON THE SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE ON THE RIGHT SIDE (SHOWN IN PHOTOS).
WE NOTED THAT THE WEB OF THE LEFT WING SPAR EXTENSION IS SLIGHTLY "WOWED". WE HAVE SEEN THIS BEFORE, WHEN EXCESS FORCE IS USED DURING WING REMOVAL, BUT IT PUSHES BACK INTO PLACE WITH THE SAME AMOUNT OF FORCE IN REVERSE, SO I DON"T BELIEVE IT IS A CONCERN, BUT WANTED YOU TO KNOW ABOUT IT.
THE RUDDER AND HORIZONTALS ARE UNDAMAGED, AND BOTH THE RUDDER AND STABS HAVE THE BALANCE WEIGHTS INSTALLED.
THE AIRFRAME LOGBOOKS ARE COMPLETE FROM DAY 1 IN 1960!
TOTAL AIRFRAME TIME IS
THE LYCOMING 0-540 LOGS ARE COMPLETE BACK TO A FACTORY REMANUFACTURE IN 1973.
THE LAST MAJOR OVERHAUL WAS 10/2000, AND IT WAS A GOOD ONE !!
JOHNSTON AIRCRAFT DID THE OVERHAUL TO ALL FACTORY NEW TOLERANCES.
ALL 6 CYLINDERS WERE REPLACED WITH NEW LYCOMING CYLINDERS
HEAVY COUNTERWEIGHTS WERE ADDED, TO ALLOW FOR USE OF A HARTZELL "COMPACT" PROP (HCC-2Y-----)
EVEN MORE RECENTLY, THE MAGS WERE OVERHAULED, AS WAS THE CARBURETOR.
THE LAST COMPRESSIONS SHOWN IN THE LOGBOOK WERE FANTASTIC AT 78/78/76/74/76/78 !
THIS ENGINE DID SUSTAIN A LOW POWER PROP STRIKE IN THIS INCIDENT.
THE PROP WAS REMOVED FOR TRANSPORT AND MISPLACED (STOLEN?), SO IT IS NOT INCLUDED HERE.
THE ENGINE HAS THE LATE STYLE OIL FILTER ADAPTER, AND THE AIRPLANE IS EQUIPPED WITH AN AIR/OIL SEPERATOR
THE ENGINE PHYSICALLY LOOKS VERY GOOD, AND CLEAN.
INSIDE, THE SEATS MAY BE ORIGINAL, BUT PROBABLY THEY ARE AN OLDER RECOVER, IN RED, WITH WHAT I WOULD CALL A "BOLD" PATTERN CLOTH INSERT.
AFTERMARKET SHOULDER HARNESS ASSEMBLIES HAVE BEEN ADDED FOR SAFETY.
ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT (BUT OPTIONAL) HEADRESTS FOR THE FRONT SEATS.
THE DASH IS COMPLETE WITH ALMOST ALL OF THE FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS INSTALLED:
DGO-10 HSI,
AUTOPILOT DG
LATE MODEL ATTITUDE INDICATOR
VSI
AIRSPEED
PLUS ALL OF THE ENGINE INSTRUMENTATION:
TACH
MANIFOLD PRESSURE
FUEL AND OIL GUAGES
SUCTION
THE AVIONICS PANEL UNITS HAVE BEEN REMOVED AND ARE NOT INCLUDED.
THIS AIRPLANE IS LOCATED IN SUNNY PHOENIX, ARIZONA, AT THE GLENDALE AIRPORT. STORAGE IS FREE FOR 30 DAYS, AND THEN $300 PER MONTH THEREAFTER.
SOLD WITH ALL OF THE LOGBOOKS MENTIONED, PLUS 337"S, STC"S, WEIGHT AND BALANCE, AD COMPLIANCE SHEETS, AND THE FAA BILL OF SALE AND FAA AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE.
SHARP EYED HOMEBUILDERS WHO WILL NEED A 250 H.P. LYCOMING 540 WILL REALIZE THAT YOU CAN BUY THIS WHOLE AIRPLANE FOR LESS THAN THE VALUE OF JUST THE ENGINE, SO THIS IS A REAL DEAL !!
VERY REPAIRABLE AS AN AIRPLANE, OF COURSE, FOR SOMEBODY LOOKING FOR A CHEAP, FAST CROSS-COUNTRY BIRD, AND IT"S LIKE GETTING THE WHOLE AIRFRAME FOR FREE !!
DON"T LET THIS ONE SLIP AWAY !!
AS WENTWORTH AIRCRAFT IS LOCATED IN CRYSTAL,MINNESOTA, NOT…….....GLENDALE, AZ........ ..…….. WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PERSONALLY ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR OR MOVING OF THIS AIRPLANE SORRY.
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 !
WENTWORTH AIRCRAFT INC IS THE #1 VOLUME SELLER IN THE USED AIRCRAFT MARKET!
WE ARE THE REAL BRICK AND MORTAR WENTWORTH AIRCRAFT YOU HAVE SEEN ADVERTISED ON PAGE 6 OF TRADE-A-PLANE, AT OUR BOOTHS AT OSHKOSH, SUN-AND-FUN, AOPA, AND ELSEWHERE FOR OVER 20 YEARS !!!!
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.
PLEASE ASK ALL QUESTIONS THROUGH THE LISTING(ASK SELLER A QUESTION), BECAUSE THESE QUESTIONS GET ANSWERED IN A MORE TIMELY MANNER.
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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