1963 CESSNA 205

$130,000

Aircraft Location:New Braunfels, Texas

Texas Top Aviation

Contact:Hank Gibson

Phone:(512) 270-1298

New Braunfels, Texas

(512) 270-1298

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Only 576 Cessna 205s were ever built, and this one has the history you want. N8170Z is a 1963 Cessna 205 Super Skywagon with approximately 3,988 hours total time on the airframe. It carries no damage history and complete logbooks since new. On top of that, a Horton STOL kit turns this big six-place hauler into a genuine short-field airplane. The Cessna 205 is where the whole Stationair line began. Cessna took the retractable-gear 210, bolted the gear down, and revised the door and seating arrangement. The result was a six-seat utility single that could carry a real load out of a real short field. Officially designated the Model 210-5, it ran for only two model years — 1963 and 1964 — before the Cessna 206 replaced it. Because of that short run, you rarely see one come up for sale. Put a number on that: 1,432 pounds of useful load, and long-range tanks holding 84 gallons. Top off the fuel and you still have better than 900 pounds left for people and bags. Trade some of that fuel back and all six seats fill up easily. Load or legs, you choose on the day — and not much at this price will carry either one out of a short field. What sets N8170Z apart is the airframe underneath it. At approximately 3,988 hours total time, it sits well below the roughly 6,750-hour average for the model. Better still, it has never been damaged, and the logbooks are complete from new. For a 1963 utility airplane that has spent six decades earning its keep, that is an unusually clean record. Rare, Documented, and Well Priced Consider what is actually scarce here. Cessna built only 576 of these across two model years, and very few came through six decades of utility work with a record like this one. Approximately 3,988 hours total time. No damage history. Complete logbooks since new. A JPI EDM-700 has been recording operating data along the way, so how this airplane has been flown and cared for is documented rather than guessed at. Now look at the market. Clean 205s are asking $185,000 and up. N8170Z is $130,000. You are buying the scarce part — a low-time, undamaged, fully documented airframe with the STOL kit, the wheel pants and 1,432 pounds of useful load already in place — and you keep real room in your budget to finish the airplane exactly the way you want it. For a buyer who intends to own and fly an airplane for years rather than months, that is a strong place to start. Equipped, Compliant, and Ready for Your Panel The expensive part of modernizing an airplane this age is already behind you. N8170Z meets the ADS-B Out mandate with a TSO-certified uAvionix skyBeacon. Otherwise, the panel is honest 1963 factory instrumentation backed by dual Narco nav/com radios — straightforward, functional, and an inexpensive foundation for future avionics upgrades. In addition, the airplane carries a Horton STOL kit, an LED wingtip and strobe lighting package, wheel pants, and inertial-reel shoulder harnesses. The six-place cabin features cloth-insert seats with leather trim, and the exterior features white with black and gold striping. If you have been waiting for a rare, low-airframe-time, six-seat hauler that you can buy right and make your own, this is the one. Based at Georgetown Municipal Airport (KGTU) in Georgetown, Texas, just north of Austin.

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Year1963

ManufacturerCESSNA

Model205

Serial Number2050170

Registration #N8170Z

ConditionUsed

Total Time3,988

Airframe NotesAirframe Total Time: approximately 3,988 hours (below the approximately 6,750-hour model average) No Damage History Complete Logbooks Since New Six-Place Cabin Fixed Landing Gear Maximum Takeoff Weight: 3,300 lbs Useful Load: 1,432 lbs Long-Range Fuel Tanks: 84 Gallons Cruise Speed: approximately 140 KTAS Range: approximately 630 nm published for the type; extended by the long-range tanks Wing Span: 36 ft 7 in Length: 27 ft 4 in Height: 9 ft 9 in One of Only 576 Cessna 205s Built (1963 and 1964 Model Years Only) Current Weight and Balance Available on Request

Engine 1 Time1,180 SMOH

Engine TBO2000

Engine NotesContinental IO-470-S (260 HP) Time Since Major Overhaul: approximately 1,180 hours Manufacturer Published TBO: 1,500 hours JPI EDM-700 Engine Monitor Trend Data Available for Review

Prop NotesConstant-Speed Propeller Time Since Overhaul: approximately 760 hours

Modifications/ConversionsHorton STOL Kit LED Wingtip and Strobe Lighting Package Wheel Pants Inertial-Reel Shoulder Harnesses

Avionics/RadiosDual Narco Nav/Com Radios JPI EDM-700 Engine Monitor uAvionix skyBeacon TSO-Certified ADS-B Out Original Factory Flight Instrumentation

Exterior NotesWhite with Black and Gold Striping

Interior NotesSix-Place Seating Cloth-Insert Seats with Leather Trim

Inspection StatusAirworthy with a Current Annual Inspection Complete Logbooks Available for Review on Request Times are approximate and subject to logbook verification

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