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1948 CESSNA 140

Name: 1948 CESSNA 140
Brand: CESSNA
SKU: 5817746
Price: 50000 USD
Availability: InStock

Las Cruces, NM

$50,000

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Year

1948

Total time

0 hrs

Engine

N/A

Price

$50,000

Market context

Asking-price comparison — 6 live CESSNA 140 listings on ClearProp:$39,500 – $50,000 (median $43,600)

This listing is +15% vs the comparable median. Asking prices — a comparison point, not a valuation. Range from 6 live CESSNA 140 listings on ClearProp. These are live asking prices on ClearProp — a comparison point, not a valuation.

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Specification sheet (print/PDF below)

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Specification sheet

Identity

Make: CESSNA
Model: 140
Year of manufacture: 1948
Category: Antique / Classic

Airframe

Total time (TT): 0 h
Hangared: Yes
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

Description

Always hangared, comes with $1000 bruce custom cover included. Recently changed the Stromberg carb out for a Marvel Schebler. Annual expires in February. Avgas STC. Shoulder harnesses. Breaks my heart to sell it but I’m moving to Puerto Rico.

Condition & Documents

Damage history

None

Logs

Partial

Storage

Hangared

Asking price

$50,000

≈ $357/mo · 20% down, 240 mo, 8.9% APR (estimate)

Or send a plain inquiry

Deal check

✅ Priced in line with comps

+7% vs similar CESSNA listings on ClearProp (estimate, not an appraisal)

$46,200$50,000$49,500

Median ask (5 comps)$46,750
Middle 50%$46,200 – $49,500
TT-adjusted for this aircraft$51,308
5 comparable aircraft · similar CESSNAs in Antique / Classic · confidence: medium

⚠ 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 +7% vs 5 comparable 140s (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)

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Ferry or disassembly/transport

Cost of ownership

Fuel (10 gph × 100 h)$5,500
Annual / condition inspectionA&P$2,400
Insurancehull + liability$1,540
Hangar$4,200
Engine reservetypical 4-cyl piston: $25,000 / 2,400h$1,042
≈ $/hour$147/hr · $14,682/yr

Based on: single-piston estimate · typical 4-cyl piston overhaul math · 100 h/yr · $5.50 fuel · $350/mo hangar. Experimental owners: annual inspection ≈ $0 self-performed.

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FIELD CONDITIONS

KLRU

Las Cruces International Airport — field serving this city

METAR KLRU 232255Z AUTO 16020G29KT 10SM BKN110 25/03 A2997 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE T02470031

TAF — forecast

TAF KLRU 231720Z 2318/2418 17008KT P6SM FEW060 FEW250 
  FM232200 18010KT P6SM VCTS SCT070CB BKN150 
  TEMPO 2323/2403 VRB20G30KT 3SM TSRA OVC060CB 
  FM240500 16006KT P6SM VCSH SCT050 BKN100 
  FM241400 14007KT P6SM SCT040 BKN120

Live METAR/TAF via aviationweather.gov · updated 6:08 PM

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

Benchmark vs the Antique / Classic · CESSNA segment

$115k

segment median ask

20th

your ask percentile

$50k

this ask

211 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

Samuel Valaer

Owner

Las Cruces, NM 88001 United States

Verified seller

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Listing details

Listing #: 5817746

Posted October 23, 2026

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