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1948 PIPER Vagabond PA15-17

Elk Grove Village, IL

1948 Piper Vagabond PA15-17 exterior
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Year

1948

Total time

0 hrs

Engine

40hr SMOH

$

Price

$32,000

Market context

Asking-price comparison — 2 live PIPER VAGABOND listings on ClearProp:$34,600 – $42,400 (median $38,500)

This listing is -17% vs the comparable median. Asking prices — a comparison point, not a valuation. Range from 2 live PIPER VAGABOND listings on ClearProp, adjusted +8% for Fresh engine work. These are live asking prices on ClearProp — a comparison point, not a valuation.

Listed 41 days on ClearProp

Specification sheet (print/PDF below)

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Specification sheet

Identity
Registration/tail #
N4137H
Make
PIPER
Model
Vagabond PA15-17
Year of manufacture
1948
Category
Single Engine Piston
Airframe
Total time (TT)
0 h
Hangared
Yes
Complete logs
Yes
Damage history
No
Engine(s)
Engine time (SMOH)
40 h
Performance & Capacity
Useful load
null
Maintenance
Annual
Stale/unknown
ADs current
No
IFR cert current
No

Specs

PARSED FROM AD TEXT — VERIFY WITH SELLER
ENGINE
Continental A65
PROP
metal
LOGS
Complete

bungee gear · dual controls · tow brakes · upgraded tires · Cleveland brakes · Maule tailwheel · sealed wing struts · entry step

Description

1948 Piper Vagabond PA15-17. Great looking, low time airplane. Bungee gear, dual controls, tow brakes. Upgraded tires and Cleveland brakes. Maule tail wheel. Continental A65 engine. 40 hours since top overhaul with Superior Millennium cylinder assemblies. Engine starts with one hand and a 1/4 prop spin. Other upgrades include metal prop, sealed wing struts, entry step. Entire plane was completely disassembled, frame sandblasted and epoxy coated. Recovered with Stits Polyfibre and painted with Stits Aerothane. Always hangared since restoration. All logs since original delivery.

Highlights

  • ✓Continental A65 engine
  • ✓40hr since top overhaul
  • ✓Superior Millennium cylinders
  • ✓Cleveland brakes
  • ✓Maule tail wheel
  • ✓Full Polyfibre/Stits recover
  • ✓All logs since original delivery

Avionics & Equipment

  • ▣Basic VFR panel
  • ▣Starter

Technical Specifications

Additional Equipment

Bungee gear • Dual controls • Tow brakes • Upgraded tires • Sealed wing struts • Entry step

Condition & Documents

Damage history

None

Logs

Complete

Storage

Hangared