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Owner Valuation

What is my aircraft worth?

Build the historical comparison group around your aircraft, compare directly against sold and active comparisons, then decide where you think your aircraft belongs in that market.

1Your aircraft 2Build comparison group 3Compare directly 4Choose your pricing

Use this only for the subject aircraft. Keep the comparison pool broad first.

Start with All years, then narrow after you see the pool.

Float-equipped aircraft can trade in a different market. Float fittings or floats available only are priced as landplanes.

Leave blank until you want to narrow by TT.

Leave blank to include every engine-time band.

Start with all avionics bands; narrow later if panel quality matters.

172F, 172M, 172N, 172P 4 subtypes in the comparison group
Recommended start: all subtypes, all years, sold + active

Begin with the largest credible pool. Then remove subtypes, years, or evidence types only when they are clearly not comparable.

Your Aircraft Snapshot

1978 Cessna 172N

172N 1965-1980 6 comparisons

Use this snapshot to confirm the exact aircraft you are valuing and the market group it is being compared against.

Current value read $144k $132k to $149.9k supported by the current comparison group Best current read from the selected comparisons before you choose a more conservative or stronger ask.
Confidence Needs more comps
Evidence mix Sold + active
Spread $17.9k

Widen the years or include adjacent subtypes until the comparison set has enough aircraft to support a useful read.

Current comparison setup What drives pricing below
Comparison years 1965-1980
Subtypes 172F, 172M, 172N, 172P Included for comparison
Configuration Wheels / landplane Excluding aircraft currently on floats
Comparison set 6 Historical comparisons on screen
Jump to current value read Back to comparison group
Compare Directly

See where your aircraft fits

Work straight down this section: start with the price range chart, inspect the aircraft behind it, see what stands out, then compare that with what buyers can shop now.

How to read this step

The same comparison group flows through all four blocks below, so you are looking at one consistent market view the whole way down.

1. Price range chart See the price range the selected comparison group supports.
2. Comparison aircraft Inspect the sold and active aircraft behind that range.
3. What stands out See where your year, time, engine time, and avionics sit.
4. Market now Check the active listings buyers can compare against today.
Step 3.1 · Price range chart Your aircraft against the selected comparison group

Your aircraft is being compared against the comparison group you selected above. That group supports a middle market read, with room to move up or down depending on how you compare the details.

$132k $144k $149.9k
Range Sold For sale Median Your aircraft

Gold ring = your aircraft. Click any dot to highlight that aircraft below.

Step 3.2

Aircraft in your comparison group

These are the sold and active aircraft in the comparison group you selected above.

6 comparisons shown Comparison aircraft for the selected family, subtypes, and years.
172F, 172M, 172N, 172P Sold + active $132k-$149.9k
Your aircraft 1978 Cessna 172
1978 Cessna 172N

Use the current comparison group below to decide what your year, TT, engine time, and avionics are worth.

Middle of group Current position from the comparison set
4,200 TT 640 SMOH Modern IFR Wheels / landplane 172F, 172M, 172N, 172P
Step 3.3

How useful is this comparison group?

Start broad, then use this readout to decide what is worth narrowing next.

Step 3.4

What buyers can shop right now

These are the active listings in the same comparison group, so you can compare your price read with today’s market.

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