Another independent CFI and I bought a 172 a couple of years ago so we could train at our local airport. It's worked out great. Had a chance to buy another 172 today and did it. What a beauty.
A flip would explain the bent wing, but I can't figure out what would open the top of the fuselage without bending it and taking the vertical stabilizer off. Edit - removing NTSB summary, as it wasn't for this plane. Which means another plane with this N number was also destroyed in an accident. Which also means this N number IS CURSED!
PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUNDERSTANDING OF ORDERS OR INSTRUCTIONS So….he was told “don’t hit the fence”, but he heard, “hit the fence”?
I don't think that's the report for this plane. It was tied down on the ramp at Perry, GA KPXE. An out of control tail drager collided with it and chewed it up pretty good. It's totaled. We wanted it for the engine, so we can have a spare and not have our training 172 down waiting for an overhaul. Lot of good parts on it that we can sell or keep for backup spares. Panel has a GTN430 and GTX327. They're worth something. We paid $17,500. Very fair I think.
Any chance the 430 is WAAS and has the WAAS antenna? There’s a club plane we have that we could sure use a WAAS GPS (or any GPS for that matter as it’s /U)
What were the hours on the engine? If no damage to the prop and engine, good deal. You do have the expense of storing the airframe unless you can somehow cram it into your existing hangar, maybe with some surgery.
I watched a salvage guy remove a derelict airplane from a local tiedown. It just felt wrong. His main tool was a sawz all, it took him about 2 or 3 hours to remove the airplane after the fluids were gone. It was something like a 172.
Aha, one of the 5 planes that don't exist - but should! 5 Planes that SHOULD exist but don't - YouTube
