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1997 VANS RV-6A

Name: 1997 VANS RV-6A
Brand: VANS
SKU: 3932826
Price: 60000 USD
Availability: InStock

San Francisco, CA

$60,000

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Year

1997

Total time

2,055 hrs

Engine

N/A

Price

$60,000

Market context

Asking-price comparison — 3 live VANS RV-6A listings on ClearProp:$63,800 – $95,000 (median $69,500)

This listing is -14% vs the comparable median. Asking prices — a comparison point, not a valuation. Range from 3 live VANS RV-6A listings on ClearProp. These are live asking prices on ClearProp — a comparison point, not a valuation.

Listed 12 days on ClearProp

Specification sheet (print/PDF below)

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Specification sheet

Identity

Make: VANS
Model: RV-6A
Year of manufacture: 1997
Category: Single Engine Piston

Airframe

Total time (TT): 2,055 h
Complete logs: Partial/unknown
Damage history: No

Engine(s)

Engine time (SMOH): 0 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

TOTAL TIME

2,055 h

SMOH

2,055 h

ENGINE

Lycoming O-320 160HP

PROP

MT 2-blade electric variable pitch prop

iFly GPS · iCOM IC-A200 · MGL Avionics EMM · MGL Avionics RPM gauge · Stratus ADSB in/out · single-axis autopilot · dual e-mags · electric flaps · electric elevator trim · manual aileron trim

Description

1997 RV-6A for sale - based in Portland, OR (KTTD) with the option of a shared hangar ($2400 a year). It is in annual - tach time may vary as it's still being flown · 1997, 2055 HRS TTAF/SMOH Engine · Lycoming O-320 160HP · All Vans service letters complied with · Seat mod for tall people · Cockpit controlled oil cooler · Dual e-mags · Electric flaps & elevator trim · Manual aileron trim · iFly GPS · Single axis auto pilot · iCOM IC-A200 Radio · MGL Avionics EMM · MGL Avionics RPM gauge · Stratus ADSB in/out · MT Propellor 2 blade electric variable pitch prop · November 25 inspection

Condition & Documents

Damage history

None

Logs

Partial

Storage

Outdoor

Asking price

$60,000

≈ $429/mo · 20% down, 240 mo, 8.9% APR (estimate)

Or send a plain inquiry

Deal check

📉 Priced below recent comps

-46% vs similar VANS listings on ClearProp (estimate, not an appraisal)

$109,000$60,000$125,000

Median ask (8 comps)$112,000
Middle 50%$109,000 – $125,000
TT-adjusted for this aircraft$107,538
8 comparable aircraft · similar VANSs in Single Engine Piston · confidence: high

⚠ Logs incomplete — unlogged time is unverifiable time

❓ When was the last annual, and were any squawks deferred?
❓ Engine SMOH/SFRM — get logs confirming hours and who did the work
❓ Priced -46% vs 8 comparable RV-6As (same model, similar year & condition) — what explains it?

Pre-buy inspection

Standard 20-item checklist · buyer or seller can update · shareable report.

Aircraft location (airport ident)

Shops and transport operators are matched by distance from the aircraft's airport.

Ferry or disassembly/transport

Cost of ownership

Fuel (8 gph × 100 h)$4,400
Annual / condition inspectionowner-performed (materials)$500
Insurance (optional)liability-only typical$350
Hangar$4,200
Engine reserveLycoming O/IO-320: $25,000 / 2,400h$1,042
≈ $/hour$105/hr · $10,492/yr
if you add full hull insurance+$1,330/yr (≈ $115/hr)

Based on: VANS RV (exact model data) · Lycoming O/IO-320 overhaul math · 100 h/yr · $5.50 fuel · $350/mo hangar. Experimental owners: annual inspection ≈ $0 self-performed.

Services

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FIELD CONDITIONS

KSFO

San Francisco International Airport — field serving this city

METAR KSFO 211856Z 03006KT 10SM OVC200 18/13 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP115 T01780133 $

TAF — forecast

TAF KSFO 211723Z 2118/2224 36004KT P6SM VCSH SCT050 BKN100 
  FM212200 29007KT 6SM -SHRA OVC050 
  FM220900 19004KT 6SM -SHRA SCT020 OVC050 
  FM222000 27010KT 6SM -SHRA BKN050

Live METAR/TAF via aviationweather.gov · updated 2:33 PM

Full aircraft record — registry, NTSB, ADS-B, AD context & price history →

Benchmark vs the Single Engine Piston · VANS segment

$108k

segment median ask

22th

your ask percentile

$60k

this ask

399 comparable listings considered · percentiles from ClearProp's own live inventory (asking prices — the Deal Room's deal-check does the same math against tighter make/model/year filters).

Seller

Steve Shead

Owner

San Francisco, CA 94130 United States

Verified seller

★ 0.0

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Listing details

Listing #: 3932826

Posted September 29, 2026

Not hangared

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