1966 CESSNA 150F, HIGH TOTAL TIME, COMPLETE AIRFRAME, LONG RANGE FUEL, LEFT WING OUTBOARD DAMAGED.
Item specifics 1966 CESSNA 150F, HIGH TOTAL TIME, COMPLETE AIRFRAME, LONG RANGE FUEL, LEFT WING OUTBOARD DAMAGED ONLY, CHEAP !! 1966 IS THE FIRST YEAR FOR THE “MODERN”, SWEPT TAIL 150.THE 1966 IS IN ALMOST ALL RESPECTS THE SAME LAYOUT AND APPEARANCE AS THE LAST 152 OFF THE LINE, WHICH IS WHY THEY CONTINUE TO BE WELL USED, UNLIKE THE 1965 AND OLDER, WHICH ARE OFTEN RELEGATED TO PUTTERING AROUND.THIS AIRCRAFT HAS ADDED 2,000 HOURS OF USE IN THE LAST 18 YEARS, WHICH IS USING IT, BUT NOT REALLY CRAZY.THE LOGBOOKS ARE COMPLETE AND SEQUENTIAL, FROM 3/1996, THE FIRST ENTRY, TO THE LAST ANNUAL, IN 2017.TOTAL AIRFRAME TIME SINCE NEW IS 14,066.THIS AIRPLANE DID NOT CRASH !!TIED DOWN ON THE RAMP WHEN HIGH WINDS CAME THROUGH, ONE TIEDOWN ROPE BROKE, AND THE AIRPLANE TIPPED UP ONTO THE LEFT WING TIP.THE AIRPLANE DID NOT FLIP OVER !!ONLY THE OUTBOARD RIB AND THE OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE SKIN SHOW DAMAGE. CESSNA DESIGNED THIS AREA TO BE EASILY REPLACEABLE, SO THE FRONT AND REAR SPAR DO NOT PROTRUDE OUT THIS FAR, ONLY SOME SEPARATE STRINGERS AND FORMERS.THIS WING IS VERY EASILY, AND COST EFFECTIVELY, REPAIRABLE !!WHICH IS AWESOME, BECAUSE THIS AIRPLANE HAS THE OPTIONAL, DESIREABLE AND VERY RARE LONG RANGE FUEL TANK WINGS !!AS YOU MAY KNOW, WHEN THE LONG RANGE FUEL TANKS ARE INSTALLED, THEY REQUIRE THE WING TO BE MODIFIED, SO FEW PEOPLE DO IT BECAUSE OF THE HIGH EXPENSE.But this airplane already has long range tanks installed !!WHY IS THIS SUCH A BIG DEAL?WELL, IF YOU ARE ONLY GOING TO USE AN AIRPLANE WITH IT’S ORIGINAL ENGINE, AND ONLY FOR FLIGHT INSTRUCTION, IT PROBABLY ISN’T THAT IMPORTANT.IF YOU ACTUALLY WANT TO MAKE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHTS, THE BIGGER TANKS ARE AN ASSET.WHERE THE BIG TANKS REALLY HELP IS IF YOU CONVERT TO A LARGER, MORE POWERFUL ENGINE, IN THIS CASE THE 150 OR 160 H.P. 0-320 LYCOMING !!NOW YOU CAN IMAGINE WHAT A LIGHTWEIGHT AIRPLANE LIKE A 150 PERFORMS LIKE WHEN YOU GIVE IT A 50-60% HORSEPOWER BOOST !!HELICOPTER-LIKE TAKEOFFS, GREAT CLIMB RATE, AND CERTAINLY MORE CRUISE (ALTHOUGH NOT 60%).BUT THE FUEL BURN GOES UP BY 50-60% AS WELL, SO LONG RANGE TANKS ARE A BIG DEAL, AND ALMOST REQUIRED FOR THIS ENGINE CONVERSION.AND THIS AIRFRAME, WITH NO OTHER DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT EXCEPT THE OUTBOARD WING, IS FOR SALE HERE WITHOUT THE ENGINE, READY FOR YOU TO ADD YOUR CHOICE !!THE BALANCE OF THE AIRFRAME, INCLUDING THE SPARS ON THE LEFT WING, AND THE SURFACES AND STRUT ON THE LEFT WING, WERE NOT DAMAGED IN THIS EVENT !!THE RIGHT WING, FLAP, AILERON OR TIP WERE NOT AFFECTED.THE LONG RANGE TANKS AND COVERS ARE GOOD.THE FUSELAGE APPEARS TOTALLY UNAFFECTED. NO WRINKLING IS NOTED AT THE WING ATTACH POINTS, NOR THE WINDSHIELD POSTS, NOR THE GEAR SADDLES.ALL OF THE LANDING GEAR APPEARS UNAFFECTED, EVEN THE LEFT SIDE.THE FUSELAGE DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED AT ALL !! THE DOORS FIT WELL, THE GLASS IS UNBROKEN, AND THE FIREWALL AND COWLINGS OF COURSE SUFFERED NO DAMEGE.THE TAIL AND TAIL FEATHERS ARE INTACT AND WERE NOT AFFECTED.INSIDE, THE TAN CLOTH SEAT INTERIOR IS COMPLETE, AND LOOKS PRETTY GOOD. THE 66-71 150’S ARE ACTUALLY A LITTLE LESS PLASTICY INSIDE THAN THE LATER VERSIONS, SO THEIR INTERIORS HOLD UP BETTER.THE DASH IS COMPLETE, AS SHOWN, WITH ALL FLIGHT AND ENGINE INSTRUMENTATION EXCEPT 2 INSTRUMENTS, AND ALL OF THE SWITCHGEAR, CIRCUIT PROTECTION, YOKES, ETC. INTACT.THE TRAYS AND WIRING ARE INCLUDED FOR A KING KX-170B NAV-COM AND A KING TRANSPONDER, BUT THE PANEL UNITS THEMSELVES ARE NOT INCLUDED.THE VOR INDICATOR FOR THE NAV-COM AND THE MODE “C” ENCODER FOR THE TRANSPONDER ARE STILL INSTALLED, STILL WIRED, AND INCLUDED.LOCATED AT THE POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA AIRPORT, NORTH OF FORT LAUDERDALE.THIS AIRPLANE INCLUDES THE FAA AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE FROM 1966, THE FAA BILL OF SALE, AND LOGBOOKS SINCE DAY 1.WE WILL PAY THE TIEDOWN FEE FOR 30 DAYS FROM THE END OF THE AUCTION, AND YOU COULD PAY FOR MORE IF YOU NEED MORE TIME TO SET UP A TIME TO PICK IT UP.THE 150 IS A VERY EASY AIRPLANE TO TAKE THE WINGS OFF OF, AND THIS ONE WILL ROLL RIGHT UP ONTO A SMALL TRAILER EASILY.VERY LITTLE MONEY HERE, FOR A GREAT PROJECT, WITH THE RARE LONG RANGE TANKS !! GOOD BIDDING !!
AS WENTWORTH AIRCRAFT IS LOCATED IN CRYSTAL,MINNESOTA, NOT…….....POMPANO BEACH, FLA........ ..…….. 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.
THANK YOU FOR LOOKING AT THIS LISTING, AND BE SURE TO CLICK "SEE SELLERS OTHER AUCTIONS" OR SEARCH WENTWORTHAIRCRAFTINC IN SELLERS,FOR MORE ITEMS YOU NEED OR WANT!
Add a map to your own listings. FREE Trial ! Current date: 2018-08-22
