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Owner value read

What is my aircraft worth?

Start with your aircraft, then see whether PlaneComps has enough market records to show asking-price context and current listing research.

Note: PlaneComps shows market-backed asking context, not an appraisal, broker opinion, or price promise. Verify logs, condition, equipment, damage history, title, inspection findings, and buyer demand before pricing.
Asking-price context

1978 Cessna 172N owner pricing context

Checking market data
PlaneComps will show a dollar range only when enough real comparable records are available.
Conservative $139k

Use if logs, paint, interior, or avionics are ordinary and you want fewer days on market.

Median context $149k

Fits a clean, complete 172N with mid-pack time and modern IFR capability.

Upper sample $159k

Needs a stronger story: low engine time, clean records, better panel, and no obvious buyer objections.

Market-backed asking context, not an appraisal or price promise.

Sample depth before filters

Checking comparable records.

Counts, ranges, and listing context are loaded from PlaneComps market records. Unsupported or thin samples show an insufficient-data state.

All 172 records
118
172N family
42
Source check
Open source listings before pricing
What this is
Market context, not an appraisal
Market context is not an appraisal, broker opinion, or price promise.
Model visual of 1978 Cessna 172N
Aircraft visual pending PlaneComps is building an exact model image for this aircraft. No substitute aircraft photo is shown.
1978 Cessna 172N Model visual
Visual position

How does asking price change by year of manufacture?

$132k - $159k
Most comparable 172N records cluster here.
For-sale and sold records stay visually separate

Your aircraft sits near the middle of similar late-1970s 172N records, with stronger panels generally carrying higher asks.

Price by model year Median trend with a shaded evidence band around the middle of the market. Hover a dot for details; click to open the listing.
For sale Sold
Source-backed chart pending PlaneComps will show this chart only when plotted points come from the same selected-aircraft market records.
$180k $150k $120k $90k 1970 1975 1980 1985 your 172N

Gold curve shows median asking price by year of manufacture; shaded band shows the middle range. Hover any dot for limited listing details, then click to open the source listing.

Time to sell

Does asking higher mean sitting longer?

46 days
Median days on market for nearby 172N comps.
Higher-priced examples may sit longer

DOM context appears only when enough returned records include source-backed listing dates.

Ask price vs completed market time Each dot is a sold/off-market record. Hover a dot for details; click to open the listing when a source URL is available.
Below median DOM Near median DOM Above median DOM Median context
Source-backed DOM chart pending PlaneComps will show this chart only when plotted DOM points come from source-backed records for the selected aircraft.
120d 80d 40d 0d $100k $130k $160k $190k market context

Higher asks in this sample tend to show longer days on market.

Listing evidence review

Review current and sold records before relying on a number.

Use the listing evidence behind this comparison group to understand why aircraft are priced where they are. Active records show current competition; sold/off-market records explain market-clearing context.

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Owner-enhanced listing

Listing tracking is not live yet.

PlaneComps is preparing authenticated owner tracking. Until that secure workflow is live, this page does not store listing URLs, seller data, alerts, or dashboard preferences.

Join the waitlist for authenticated, server-side listing tracking.
No listing URL or seller-entered data is persisted by this preview page.
Future tracking must validate source URL, account ownership, privacy controls, and alert preferences.
Use current listing search for market review until tracking is production-ready.
1
Run the value readChoose a starting ask and understand the evidence depth.
2
Publish on your chosen siteList with the marketplace, broker, or seller channel you prefer.
3
Bring the listing URL backPlaneComps links your owner research profile to the public listing URL.
4
Adjust with evidenceWatch competing asks, DOM, price cuts, and new comps before deciding whether to hold, improve, or reprice.