1970 Cessna 150.- OFF THE MARKET | Joined: May 2010 Posts: 84 Member | OP Member Joined: May 2010 Posts: 84 | OFF THE MARKET (Seller has found a way to retain ownership and continue flying this little gem) 1970 Cessna 150 for sale in Nebraska. Asking $25,000. About 3,800 hours TT air frame. Engine about 900 hours SMOH. New propeller. Front of cowling has the typical stress crack repairs. Otherwise, many new items and well maintained example of classic Cessna 150.
Wayne 1978 Cessna 152 Lincoln, NE | | | Re: 1970 Cessna 150 for sale. | Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 7,076 Likes: 160 Member/5000+posts! | Member/5000+posts! Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 7,076 Likes: 160 | Just out of curiosity, what's the reason for blanking out the tail number if he's trying to sell it? One of the first things I would do if I were interested in an airplane is look up any accident history. If I were selling an airplane, I would *want* folks to do their research and call me only if they are really interested. May want to suggest Dennis get you a different photo. | 4 members like this:
Brian Crane, Geoff Vincent, Ed Pataky, Stacey Morris | | | Re: 1970 Cessna 150 for sale. | Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 763 Likes: 77 Member/750+posts | Member/750+posts Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 763 Likes: 77 | | | | Re: 1970 Cessna 150 for sale. | Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 207 Likes: 48 Member/100+posts | Member/100+posts Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 207 Likes: 48 | No reason unless there is something to hide…
Joe Bryant, Current driver & Caretaker of N5687G 150K | | | Re: 1970 Cessna 150 for sale. | Joined: May 2017 Posts: 422 Likes: 32 Member/250+posts | Member/250+posts Joined: May 2017 Posts: 422 Likes: 32 | Unless he doesn’t want to listen to all local airport chitter chatter…..He’s asking HOW much? He only paid this much. Why’s he selling it, has he lost his medical? Blah, blah, blah.
I say this having recently seen a friend selling his 172 and listening to all the garbage from the peanut gallery.
A serious buyer will always pick up the phone and ask.
Oh, and god help him if he puts it on facebook where all the pricing experts hang out, most of whom have probably never owned an aircraft themselves..,
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Graeme Smith, Kirk, Ed Pataky | | | Re: 1970 Cessna 150 for sale. | Joined: May 2010 Posts: 84 Member | OP Member Joined: May 2010 Posts: 84 | Good question. If listings were only available to club members, with valid log-in credentials, then tail number would be visible. Since listing is open to the World Wide Web, tail number is obscured. As Martin notes, very easy to give the owner a call to request tail number, as well as other information about the aircraft.
Wayne | | | Re: 1970 Cessna 150 for sale. | Joined: May 2020 Posts: 1,654 Likes: 260 Member/1500+posts | Member/1500+posts Joined: May 2020 Posts: 1,654 Likes: 260 | If your serious about a possible purchase and not just tire kicking, give the owner a call or e mail. | | | Re: 1970 Cessna 150 for sale. | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 1,047 Likes: 4 Member/1000+posts | Member/1000+posts Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 1,047 Likes: 4 | The first thing I do when I see a plane for sale is look up the tail # in the government data base. If all looks fine, I check out the owner on Google. After this, if I was still interested I would call the owner for questions. One can also order the disk on the history of the plane. And one needs to be aware, not all repairs may not be logged into the log book. Talking to the mechanic from the last annual or a number of annuals previously can help. Also talking to the airport pilots in the area could give some advice. I think some may appear very cautious as selling planes, can be like horse trading and not all is known about the plane or horse and the seller may not be willing to reveal things that should be revealed? In this game, a number of pilots have really gotten burned on a plane that was represented inaccurately. I do not understand how a plane can pass an annual before sale and then when the buyer has the next annual, there are many things that should have been addressed by the seller in the annual before the plane was bought. | | | Re: 1970 Cessna 150 for sale. | Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 3,201 Likes: 288 Member/2500+posts | Member/2500+posts Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 3,201 Likes: 288 | I do not understand how a plane can pass an annual before sale and then when the buyer has the next annual, there are many things that should have been addressed by the seller in the annual before the plane was bought. I'll give an example of how it CAN happen. 1) New pilot/first-time buyer who knows nothing about buying airplanes, isn't a member of a type club yet, and has no local pilot friends yet to ask for guidance, finds aircraft for sale and goes to look at it. Seeing it's in rough shape he wants to rescue it from rotting away because no one has bought it yet. 2) Slick seller who offers said unknowing buyer an annual with purchase in place of a pre-buy inspection. "If there's anything wrong with it, it'll come out in the annual and I'll pay for it." 3) Annual being done by seller's mechanic, who yes, is familiar with the plane, but is also friends with the seller and also does the annual on the seller's Cherokee and wants to retain that business as well, so he pencil-whips said annual to get the plane out the door, paid for the annual, the seller some money, and continued business from the seller, and praise to other pilot owners from the seller for his great work an quick turnaround on the annual. Sure, talk to the mechanic familiar with the plane, but at all costs, if you're serious, get a prebuy inspection done by an A&P that's never seen the plane before and will give a completely objective inspection.
States I landed in N63420 while she was mine: KDCY "And once you have tasted flight, you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you would return." - John H. Secondari, American TV Writer, 1965 | 1 member likes this:
bvoigts | | | Re: 1970 Cessna 150 for sale. | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 10,980 Likes: 721 Member/10,000+ posts! | Member/10,000+ posts! Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 10,980 Likes: 721 | I do not understand how a plane can pass an annual before sale and then when the buyer has the next annual, there are many things that should have been addressed by the seller in the annual before the plane was bought. It's common. Owners constantly pressure mechanics to let things go, some mechanics will pencil-whip an annual without question. There are a lot of bad actors out there and a lot of awful airplanes for sale. Never, ever buy an airplane with a "fresh annual" or worse "fresh overhaul" without an in depth prebuy exam - and if the exam goes well, have the mechanic go on and do a full annual. https://www.avweb.com/features/the-pilots-lounge-71-fresh-annual-and-other-hooks-for-suckers/ | 1 member likes this:
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