Description: 1972 PIPER CHEROKEE 140 4 PLACE CRUISER AIRFRAME, 5,811 TT, NO ACTUAL DAMAGE, CHEAP!!THE CHEROKEE 140 IS THE 150 H.P. TRAINING AND TOURING VERSION OF THE CHEROKEE AIRFRAME.USING THE SAME WING AND FUSELAGE AS THE 180 CHEROKEE, THE 140 DOESN’T HAVE THE 3RD SMALL SIDE WINDOW AND IT HAS A METAL COWLING, NOT FIBERGLASS, BUT THE OVERALL LAYOUT AND SIZE OF THIS 140 IS OTHERWISE THE SAME AS THE SAME YEAR 180!AND THE 1972 140/180’S HAVE THE NEW STYLE DASH LAYOUT, WITH A CLEAN 6 PACK INSTRUMENT LAYOUT, QUADRANT THROTTLE AND MIXTURE CONTROLS, AND NEW STYLE SWITCHES AND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER!PILOT SIDE TOEBRAKES, SHOULDER HARNESSES FOR THE FRONT SEATERS AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS FOR ALL ELECTRICAL ITEMS ARE ALL STANDARD ON THE 1972 140!THIS AIRPLANE ALSO HAS THE “CRUISER 2+2 “ PACKAGE, WHICH ADDS BUCKET REAR SEATS, A FIBERGLASS BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT EXTENSION AND HAT SHELF AND A REVISED HEATING SYSTEM.THIS SETUP IS AS PRACTICAL IN REAL WORLD USE AS THE CHEROKE 180’S BENCH REAR SEAT, AS BOTH HAVE LIMITED LEGROOM FOR REAR SEATERS. THE 140 ACTUALLY ALLOWS FOR MORE FLEXABILITY, AS THE REAR SEAT PADS SIMPLY UNCLIP AND THE BACKRESTS FOLD FLAT, SO THE REAR AREA IS MORE OPEN THAN A 180 WITH IT’S FIXED REAR BENCH SEAT!!THIS 140 DID NOT CRASH!!BUT THE NEW OWNER DID MAKE AN INSURANCE CLAIM, WHICH HIGHLIGHTS A COMMON PITFALL OF AIRPLANE OWNERSHIP!I HAVE NEVER MET THIS OWNER, BUT THE CIRCUMSTANCES POINT TO THEM BEING A 1ST TIME BUYER, AND THEY LIKELY DIDN’T DO A PRE-BUY OR HAD A PRE-BUY DONE AT A SHOP IN FLORIDA WHERE THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN BASED, NOT IN IDAHO WHERE HE LIVES. THIS AIRPLANE WAS BROUGHT IN FOR THE FIRST ANNUAL INSPECTION FOR THIS NEW OWNER (AND THE FIRST LOOK AT IT FOR THIS SHOP), AND AS SOMETIMES HAPPENS (OFTEN), THE SHOP MADE A LAUNDRY LIST OF ITEMS THEY WERE UNHAPPY WITH!AS A RESULT OF THIS “LIST” THE NEW OWNER CLAIMED THAT A HARD LANDING HAD OCCURRED DURING HIS TENURE WITH THE AIRPLANE, AND SUBMITTED AN INSURANCE CLAIM. THE SHOP WORKED WITH THE OWNER TO IDENTIFY ITEMS THAT THEY CONSIDERED PART OF A “HARD LANDING INSPECTION”. UNFORTUNATELY, THE OVERWORKED INSURANCE ADJUSTER FROM (2,200 MILES AWAY FROM THE AIRPLANE) WAS FORCED TO TAKE THE WORD OF THE SHOP/OWNER AND WAS NEVER ABLE TO PERSONALLY VIEW THE AIRPLANE!!THIS IS UNFORTUNATE, AS I DON’T BELIEVE THAT THERE WAS A HARD LANDING DURING THIS OWNERS TENURE WITH THE AIRPLANE (LATE 2023/EARLY 2024).THE LOGBOOK SHOW THAT THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE REPAIRED BETWEEN DECEMBER OF 2020 (ANNUAL INSPECTION) AND JANUARY 28TH OF 2021. THIS REPAIR INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING, ACCORDING TO THE LOGBOOK ENTRY: “REINSTALLED WINGS ON THE AIRCRAFT USING ALL NEW HARDWARE” NO DISCUSSION OF WHAT REQUIRED THE WING REMOVAL OR WHERE/WHEN THAT TOOK PLACE, BUT THE SUBSEQUINT PARTS REPLACEMENT ENTRY MAKES IT APPEAR THAT THE AIRPLANE SUFFERED FRONT END DAMAGE AND THE WINGS WERE REMOVED FOR TRANSPORTATION BECAUSE THE AIRPLANE COULD NOT BE FERRIED AS IS.THE ENTRY GOES ON TO PROPERLY LIST ALL OF THE ITEMS THAT WOULD ALSO BE REQUIRED WHEN REINSTALLING THE WINGS, SUCH AS CABLE RECONNECTION AND CABLE TENSIONING, FUEL LINE AND PITOT STATIC LINES, ELECTRICAL CONNECTED AND CHECKED, ETC.THEN “INSPECTED ALL MAIN LANDING GEAR SPINDLES AND ALL ATTACHMENT HARDWARE”FURTHER REPAIRS INCLUDE “REPAIRED LOWER PORTION OF FIREWALL, BY FABRICATING STAINLESS STEEL ANGLE AND REPLACING LOWER EDGE STIFFENER USED APPROVED MANEL RIVETS FOR THIS REPAIR” (SPELLING AND PUNCTUATION PER ORIGINAL TYPEWRITTEN LOGBOOK ENTRY).THEN “INSTALLED SERVICEABLE ENGINE MOUNT AND LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY”, “INSTALLED SERVICABLE LOWER COWLING.”THE 1/28/2021 ENTRY WAS THEN SIGNED BY THE A&P, ALONG WITH A MAINTENANCE RELEASE THAT STATED THE WORK PERFORMED IS AIRWORTHY AND APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.UNRELATED TO ANY REPAIRS, THEY ALSO “C/W SPAR ATTACHMENT A.D. BY INSTALLING INSPECTION PANELS ON THE WINGS”.A PREVIOUS ENTRY ADDRESSED THE IMPORTANT SPAR INSPECTION: 05/17/2019 LOGBOOK ENTRY STATED “COMPLETED BORESCOPE SPAR INSPECTION ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT WING ROOTS, AT 4,565.12 TOTAL TIME”, SO THIS A.D. APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN COMPLIED WITH PREVIOUS TO THE 2021 REPAIR.SO THERE WERE FRONT END REPAIRS MADE AND SIGNED OFF, BUT THE NEW SHOP DIDN’T LIKE THE REPAIRS!YOU CAN SEE IN THE PHOTOS I PROVIDED THAT THERE IS A FLUSH PATCH ON THE FIREWALL FACE, AND A PATCH TO THE FORWARD BELLY IN THE CENTER.NOT VERY PRETTY, BUT LEGAL! THESE ARE THE ITEMS THAT CAUSED THE SHOP TO REPORT A HARD NOSE LANDING ANYWAY!.THE OTHER ISSUE THE SHOP FOUND IS PURELY GEOGRAPHIC!IN IDAHO, THE AIR IS CLEAN AND NOT AFFECTED BY THE SALT OF THE OCEAN (MINNESOTA HAS THAT SAME “CLEAN, SALT-FREE AIR)!BUT THIS AIRPLANE CAME FROM FLORIDA, WHERE CORROSION IS MEASURED AND EXPECTED, NOT REJECTED AS UN-AIRWORTHY.SO THE SHOP IN IDAHO MARKED (WITH A PIECE OF BLUE TAPE) EVERY SCREW AND BOLT HEAD WITH RUST ON IT AS REQUIRING REPLACEMENT!!NOT TRUE, OF COURSE, BUT INDICITIVE OF WHAT THEY ARE USED TO SEEING (OR NOT SEEING) IN IDAHO!SO THE ANNUAL “REPAIR ESTIMATE” RUBBED UP AGAINST THE INSURANCE PAPERS (THAT’S AN OLD JOKE), AND THE AIRPLANE WAS BOUGHT BACK BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SOLD TO ME!THE LAST ANNUAL WAS PERFORMED 5/26/2023, AND THE AIRPLANE HAS FLOWN 200 HOURS, INCLUDING 100 HOURS IN IDAHO.IT IS CURRENTLY JUST OUT OF ANNUAL.THE 0-320 ENGINE WAS ALSO FLAGGED FOR DISCREPANCIES AND WAS REMOVED. THE ENGINE, PROP AND BOLT ON ACCESSORIES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS LISTING!AS YOU CAN SEE, THE ENGINE WAS PROPERLY REMOVED, UNBOLTED NOT CUT, SO REPLACEMENT OF YOUR CHOICE OF ENGINE (150 H.P. OR 160 H.P. CAN BE FITTED TO THIS MOUNT) WILL BE STRAIGHTFORWARD.INSIDE, THIS AIRCRAFT IS SHARP, WITH 4 BLACK BUCKET SEATS AND MATCHING SIDE PANELS, ALL IN VERY NICE CONDITION, WITH FANCY RED STITCHING FOR ACCENT!!THE LATE STYLE DASH HAS BEEN UPGRADED WITH RAM’S HORN CONTROL YOKES LIKE THE 180/ARROW, WHICH LOOKS MUCH MORE MODERN THAN THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT BOW-TIE YOKES, AND THE RAMS HORNS FEEL BETTER IN YOUR HAND AND ELIMINATE A CRACKING PROBLEM FOUND IN THE BOW-TIE TYPE!EQUIPPED WITH PILOT’S TOE BRAKES, FOR BETTER GROUND HANDLING AND A HEADS UP ATTITUDE ON THE RUNWAY DURING BRAKING!!THE DASH CONTAINS A COMPLETE SET OF LATE MODEL FLIGHT AND ENGINE INSTRUMENTATION, EXCEPT THE ATTITUDE INDICATOR, WHICH THE INSURED WAS APPARENTLY ALLOWED TO KEEP.TRAYS ARE INSTALLED AND WIRED FOR THE FOLLOWING, BUT THE PANEL UNITS AND INDICATORS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS LISTING. TRAYS FIT:KING KMD-540 LARGE SCREEN MAPKING KLN94 COLOR MOVING MAP GPSKING KX-170B NAV-COMKING KX-125 DIGITAL NAV-COMTERRA TMA 350D AUDIO PANEL WITH MARKERS AND INTERCOMGARMIN GTX-327 DIGITAL TRANSPONDER.IF YOU WANT TO DO IT THE EASY WAY, THESE TYPE ITEMS ARE READILY AVAILABLE, FROM US OR OTHERS, NOW OR IN THE FUTURE, OR UPGRADE AS YOU SEE FIT, WITHOUT PAYING FOR ITEMS YOU DON’T WANT!!THIS AIRCRAFT IS SOLD WITH THE LOGBOOKS, COMPLETE, FROM DAY 1 , 2/11/1972 TO THE PRESENT!ALSO INCLUDED ARE INSPECTION REPORTS, 337’S AND 8130-3 FORMS.AND THE FAA BILL OF SALE!AND THE FAA AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE!AND THE KEYS!THIS IS A GREAT “PROJECT’, BASICLY ADD YOUR CHOICE OF POWERPLANT AND SPRUCE IT UP A BIT!LOCATED AT THE CALDWELL IDAHO AIRPORT, STILL ASSEMBLED, WAITING FOR YOU TO TAKE IT APART AND ORGANIZE THE ASSEMBLIES AND HARDWARE AS YOU WISH, RATHER THAN BUYING A “BASKET CASE”!WE WILL PAY THE REASONABLE STORAGE FEE FOR 30 DAYS FROM THE END OF THE AUCTION, AND MORE TIME IS AVAILABLEE AT YOUR COST AFTER THAT IF YOU NEED IT!THIS WILL MAKE A GREAT AIRPLANE FOR A STUDENT PILOT, OR ONE LOOKING TO USE AN AIRPLANE TO BUILD TIME, OR FOR A REGIONAL GET AROUND AIRPLANE OR RETIREMENT AIRPLANE!GOOD BIDDING!! WENTWORTH AIRCRAFT DOES NOT OBTAIN REPAIR ESTIMATES, AS WE DO NOT REPAIR ANY OF OUR AIRPLANES. WE ONLY FACILITATE THE SALE OF REBUILDABLE AIRCRAFT TO THOSE DESIRING TO SAVE MONEY OR HAVE MORE AIRPLANE THAN OTHERWISE POSSIBLE FOR THE MONEY. REPAIR OF ANY AIRCRAFT WILL DEPEND ON MANY FACTORS, SUCH AS AVAILABILITY OF USED PARTS, LABOR RATE OF THE REPAIR FACILITY, FAMILIARITY WITH THE AIRCRAFT, ETC. AND WE WOULD NEVER PRESUME TO ESTIMATE THIS NUMBER FOR A BUYER. BEWARE OF THOSE WHO OBVIOUSLY GIVE UNREALISTICALLY LOW "ESTIMATES" FOR THE REPAIR OF THE DAMAGED AIRCRAFT THEY SELL. THIS ITEM IS BEING SOLD WITH A LOW RESERVE, THEREFORE WE FULLY EXPECT THIS LISTING WILL SELL TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER AT THE CLOSE OF THIS AUCTION, SO BID EARLY AND BID HIGH. THERE WILL BE NO CHANCE TO BUY THIS ITEM LATER!! AS WE SET OUR BUY-IT-NOW SO LOW, MANY OF OUR AIRPLANES SELL BY THIS METHOD BEFORE THE END OF THE AUCTION. DONT WAIT TOO LONG HOPING TO SNIPE IT AT THE END, AND BE DISAPPOINTED ! WENTWORTH AIRCRAFT INC IS THE #1 VOLUME SELLER IN THE USED AIRCRAFT MARKET! WE ARE THE REAL BRICK AND MORTAR WENTWORTH AIRCRAFT YOU HAVE SEEN ADVERTISED ON PAGE 6 OF TRADE-A-PLANE, AT OUR BOOTHS AT OSHKOSH, SUN-AND-FUN, AOPA, AND ELSEWHERE FOR OVER 20 YEARS !!!! WE HAVE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF SATISFIED CUSTOMERS OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS, SO WHEN YOU BUY AN ITEM THROUGH EBAY FROM US, YOU CAN BE ASSURED THAT WE WILL LIST ALL ITEMS AS ACCURATELY AS POSSIBLE, AND THAT WE WILL ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS TRUTHFULLY. PLEASE ASK ALL QUESTIONS THROUGH THE LISTING(ASK SELLER A QUESTION), BECAUSE THESE QUESTIONS GET ANSWERED IN A MORE TIMELY MANNER. PLEASE DON'T ASSUME. IF YOU ARE NOT SURE ABOUT ANY FACET OF ONE OF OUR LISTINGS, PLEASE ASK ! SO THAT ALL BIDDERS HAVE THE SAME INFORMATION,WE PREFER NOT TO ANSWER DETAIL QUESTIONS BY PHONE. OUR PHONE SALES STAFF HAS NO DIRECT KNOWLEDGE OF THE ITEMS ON EBAY. DUE TO THE AUCTION FORMAT, IT WOULD NOT BE FAIR FOR THE HIGH BIDDER NOT TO BUY THE ITEM LISTED, SO TREAT YOUR BID LIKE A HANDSHAKE!! YOUR BID IS NOT A RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL, BUT RATHER A CONTRACT TO BUY OUR AIRPLANE AT YOUR BID PRICE SO BE SURE YOU HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION, AND FUNDSIN PLACE. A NON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT OF $2,000 IS DUE WITHIN 72 HOURS OF THE BID CLOSING. WE PREFER PAYPAL FOR THIS DEPOSIT, BUT IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH PAYPAL, LET US KNOW, AND WE WILL HELP YOU FIND AN ALTERNATIVE. THE BALANCE OF THE PAYMENT IS DUE WITHIN 7 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF BID CLOSE. THESE FUNDS CAN BE BY WIRE TRANSFER, BANK OR CASHIERS CHECK, CASH, OR ANY COMBINATION. FULL PAYMENT IS DUE BY TIME STATED, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU HAVE VIEWED THE AIRCRAFT. BID ACCORDINGLY. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING AT THIS LISTING, AND BE SURE TO CLICK "SEE SELLERS OTHER AUCTIONS" OR SEARCH WENTWORTHAIRCRAFTINC IN SELLERS,FOR MORE ITEMS YOU NEED OR WANT!
Price: 4751 USD
Location: CALDWELL IDAHO AIRPORT
End Time: 2024-12-03T02:00:00.000Z
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