| 1979 Cessna 180-K Skywagon II | |
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| N2872K Serial Number 53108 $195,000 offered by Legend Airways of Colorado |
Over the past ten years, the Cessna model 180 Skywagon has appreciated in value faster than ANY other aircraft in the world. For taildragger aficionados, a combination of over 50 years of proven performance, good value, and the decision by Cessna to discontinue production of conventional gear aircraft has made the 180 and 185 series increasingly a truly collectible aircraft. They are excellent short field backwoods aircraft that can haul the weight and get it there where you just wouldn’t go with most aircraft. The 180 and 185 series have become a standing favorite with Alaskan and Canadian bushpilots with a reputation earned over a half century of rugged use.
And 2872K is very likely the finest example Skywagon in the world. To get there, we start with a low time, late model, K version - one of the last manufactured in 1979. This plane had an easy life with a handful of owners in the dry western United States and virtually always hangared. In 22 years of life, the aircraft currently has just under 2200 total hours on the airframe. In 1996, owner John Huft of Pagosa Springs, Colorado went for speed, installing a modified Teledyne IO520-F engine converted to normal carburetion with the 78-inch McCauley 3-blade “big foot” propeller along with a new set of digital engine instruments. Known to 180 aficionados as the “Texas Engine Conversion” this gave 2872K a big fan and 285 bhp at 2700 rpm. In 1999, Huft added the Snider Speed Kit, a series of fairings that dramatically decreased drag to the point that 2872K was a regular winner in class races. The engine remains under 700 hours and this Cessna, in addition to a Kenmore gross weight increase to 3190 pounds, will haul it at 144 knots true airspeed. Legend Airways purchased the plane in late 1999. The first improvement was a $35,000 upgrade to the ship’s avionics to include a Garmin stack with a GNS430 GPS/NAV/COM to compliment the existing KLN-90 GPS, a King HSI, Garmin audio panel and transponder. 2872K also features a Goodyear stormscope and Alpine CD player, making this undoubtedly the best equipped 180K in the world.
The result is an extremely low time, late model 180 with absolutely no damage history and frankly overdone interior, exterior, and avionic work to bring this plane to a level of perfection you will not likely see in this class airplane ever again. Designed to be a truly one of a kind collectible that appeals to that special individual that has to have the best. | |
In 2000, Legend Airways added a meticulous custom paint job with all new stainless hardware and fittings. And in 2001 complemented this with a totally redone leather and ultrasuede interior with a gorgeous Pflueger Carpathian Elm panel with ring edge lighting.
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Aircraft Model Year: Aircraft Total Time: Engine Time Since Factory Rebuild: Engine TBO: Propeller Time Since New: Annual Inspection Due: ELT Battery Due: Transponder Certification Due: Altimeter, Encoder, Static System Certification Due: |
1979 2221.6 724.6 2500 575.5 March 2003 March 2003 March 2003 March 2003 |
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| Performance | |
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Top speed: Cruising speed: Stall speed @ 0 flaps: Stall speed @ 20 flaps: Stall speed @ 40 flaps: Landing speed: Take-off distance: Landing distance: Initial rate of climb: Rate of climb at max cont. power: Fuel consumption: Range: |
164 kias 144 kias 55 kias 50 kias 49 kias 70 kias 830 feet (2000 ft/30 C/2800 lbs) 545 feet (2000 ft/30) 700 feet/minute 1250 feet/minute 14.5 gallons/hour 775 nautical miles |
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| Cessna 180-K Specifications | |
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Engine: Propeller: Wing span: Length: Height: Wing area: Wing loading: Gross weight: Empty weight: Useful load: Fuel capacity: Oil Capacity: |
Teledyne R-IO520F48B (280 BHP) McCauley D3A34C401-C (78", 3 blade 36' 0" 25' 7.5" 7' 9" 174 square feet 16.1 lbs/sq ft 3190 pounds 1855 pounds 1336 pounds 88 US gallons (84 usable) 12 quarts |
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| N2872K Avionics | |
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Audio Panel: GPS/Com/Nav Radio: Nav/Com Radio: Transponder: HSI: DME: Second GPS: AM/FM/CD Player: Cell Phone Adapter: Engine Monitor: ELT: |
Garmin MMA-340 Garmin GPS-430 Narco MK12E Garmin GTX-320 King KI-525A King KN-64 King KLN-90 Avionics Innovations AICD II Andrew Corp 35-00008-01-TT Electronics Internationsl US-8A Dorne & Margolin DM-ELT-6.1 |
| Exterior | |
| Exterior stripped with Turco 6776LO. Metal parts etched with Turco Metal Glo 6 and conversion coated with Turco Accelagold. All parts primed/sealed with Sherwin Williams 483-675 epoxy primer, and top coated in the following Sherwin williams JetGlo/AcryGlo colors: Chevron White 570-513, Medium Green HS-10619, Titanium HT-10679. | |
| Interior | |
| Interior seats refinished in leather and ultrasuede. Side panels finished in leather, ultrasuede, and carpet. Headliner refinished in ultrasuede. Floor finished in new carpet. Avionics panel finished with a Pflueger custom hardwood panel in Carpathian Elm. | |
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| Modification History | ||
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Sep 18, 94 May 22, 90 Dec 8, 92 Dec 13, 95 Mar 20, 96 Aug 23, 96 Jan 19, 97 Jul 13, 97 Jul 20, 97 Jug 10, 98 May 9, 99 Nov 12, 99 Nov 14, 99 Mar 16, 00 Apr 24, 00 |
529 1497.0 1646.1 1883.6 2027.5 2102.0 |
New Hobbs meter. Head temperature gauge (STC SA3862NM). King KLN-90 added. Kenmore Air Harbor gross weight increase kit (STC SA649NW). Factory rebuilt, modified engine, McCauley propeller (STCSA09018CS). Horizon Digital Tachometer (STC SA5824NM). Carburetor, modified oil pump (STCSE09017SC). Automatic engine analyzer (STC SA4302NM). Shoulder harness for pilot & co-pilot (STC SA2067NM). McCauley 3 blade propeller (STC SA00531WI). Fuel inlets and caps (STC SA2453CE). Snider Speed Kit (STC SA1603SO). Narco MK-12E added to avionics. Replace brake linings with new units. Rosen cockpit Sun Visor system (STC SA3692NM). Brackett Air Filter (STC SA71GL). EGT probe (STC SA522SW). New avionics: Garmin GPS-430, GMA-340, GTX-320, KCS-55A, AI-CD. Aircraft striped & repainted. |