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1946 CESSNA 120

Name: 1946 CESSNA 120
Brand: CESSNA
SKU: 3924244
Price: 49500 USD
Availability: InStock

Grapevine, TX

$49,500

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Year

1946

Total time

5,304 hrs

Engine

N/A

Price

$49,500

Market context

Asking-price comparison — 2 live CESSNA 120 listings on Hangarville:$41,900 – $47,600 (median $44,750)

This listing is +11% vs the comparable median. Asking prices — a comparison point, not a valuation. Range from 2 live CESSNA 120 listings on Hangarville, adjusted +5.5% for Glass-panel avionics. These are live asking prices on Hangarville — a comparison point, not a valuation.

Listed 19 days on Hangarville

Specification sheet (print/PDF below)

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Specification sheet

Identity

Registration/tail #: N77212
Make: CESSNA
Model: 120
Year of manufacture: 1946
Category: Antique / Classic

Airframe

Total time (TT): 5,304 h
Hangared: Yes
Complete logs: Yes
Damage history: No

Engine(s)

Engine time (SMOH): 0 h

Performance & Capacity

Useful load: null

Maintenance

Annual: Fresh
ADs current: No
IFR cert current: No

Specs

PARSED FROM AD TEXT — VERIFY WITH SELLER

TOTAL TIME

5,304 h

SMOH

43 h

ENGINE

Continental C85-12F

PROP

new metal prop

LOGS

Complete

Garmin transponder with ADS-B Out and Mode C · Garmin GTR 205 comm · AI · DG · vacuum system · 2x USB ports · cowl landing light · Cleveland brakes · Ceconite fabric wings · C-150 exhaust

Description

Tailnumber N77212 Hangared at 52F Aero Valley, Roanoke, TX. Fresh annual.Ready to Fly. Continental C85-12F. NEW Metal prop. ADS-B Out Garmin transponder w/ Mode C. Garmin NEW Garmin GTR 205 comm radio. Full vintage panel:.AI, DG, vacuum, 2x USB ports. All logs. Cowl landing light. Cleveland brakes. Regularly flown. Pre-buy welcome. As of 05-22-2026 Tach. 2344.3 ACTT: 5304.3. ENGTT: 5308.3 TSMOH: 42.8. Annual sign off. Ceconite Fabric Wings. C-150 Exhaust. C-150 Seats.

Condition & Documents

Damage history

None

Logs

Complete

Storage

Hangared

Asking price

$49,500

≈ $354/mo · 20% down, 240 mo, 8.9% APR (estimate)

Registration: N77212

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Deal check

✅ Priced in line with comps

-1% vs similar CESSNA listings on Hangarville (estimate, not an appraisal)

$50,000$49,500$99,000

Median ask (3 comps)$50,000
Middle 50%$50,000 – $99,000
TT-adjusted for this aircraft$46,919
3 comparable aircraft · similar CESSNAs in Antique / Classic · confidence: low

❓ Engine SMOH/SFRM — get logs confirming hours and who did the work
❓ Priced -1% vs 3 comparable 120s (same model, similar year & condition) — what explains it?

Pre-buy inspection

Standard 20-item checklist · buyer or seller can update · shareable report.

Aircraft location (airport ident)

Shops and transport operators are matched by distance from the aircraft's airport.

Ferry or disassembly/transport

N-number check

FAA verified

N77212 · CESSNA 120 · 1946

Type: Fixed-wing single engine
Registered owner: GRAPEVINE, TX
Registration expires: 06/30/2033

Source: FAA registry, refreshed weekly. Registration data is public record.

Cost of ownership

Fuel (10 gph × 100 h)$5,500
Annual / condition inspectionA&P$2,400
Insurancehull + liability$1,540
Hangar$4,200
Engine reservetypical 4-cyl piston: $25,000 / 2,400h$1,042
≈ $/hour$147/hr · $14,682/yr

Based on: single-piston estimate · typical 4-cyl piston overhaul math · 100 h/yr · $5.50 fuel · $350/mo hangar. Experimental owners: annual inspection ≈ $0 self-performed.

Services

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NTSB HISTORY

N77212

⚠ Accident1973-11-23

EMIGRNT GAP, California · Cessna 120

OAK74DXQ15 · investigation completed · Open NTSB record ↗

From the public NTSB CAROL database — covers NTSB investigations, not necessarily every incident. Verify prebuy findings independently.

Full aircraft record — registry, NTSB, ADS-B, AD context & price history →

ADS-B PRESENCE

NOT AIRBORNE AT THIS MOMENT

N77212 isn't transmitting right now — as expected for a parked aircraft. Transponder data appears here whenever it's flying.

Recent activity on ADS-B Exchange ↗

Benchmark vs the Antique / Classic · CESSNA segment

$110k

segment median ask

19th

your ask percentile

$50k

this ask

230 comparable listings considered · percentiles from Hangarville's own live inventory (asking prices — the Deal Room's deal-check does the same math against tighter make/model/year filters).

REGISTRY CROSS-CHECK

N77212

2 SOURCES AGREE — TYPE/MAKE

manufacturer Cessna

model 120 · ICAO C120

registered owner HINSON STANLEY J

mode-S AA730B

Source 2: adsbdb.com (community registry mirror) — independent of the FAA table above.

Seller

Stanley Hinson

Owner

Grapevine, TX 76051 United States

Verified seller

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Listing details

Listing #: 3924244

Posted October 5, 2026

Hangared

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