1978 Cessna R172K
Hawk XP II
N736TC
195 HP, Constant Speed Prop
$129,000 USD
Cessna took the best selling single engine aircraft on the planet, made it better, and named it the Hawk XP.Â
To this day, many pilots wonder why the Skyhawk hasn't inherited more traits from the Hawk XP. The Hawk XP has a 6-cylinder, fuel-injected, 195 horsepower engine, a constant speed prop, and a panel and yoke that are more akin to a Cessna 182. These traits are a great improvement to the Skyhawk airframe.
N736TC is a clean Hawk XP II which has lived its life in the dry Southwest U.S. The current owner has hung up her wings and is now seeking a new owner for this VFR Hawk XP.
Please carefully review the specs, the detailed high resolution image gallery, and the walkaround video below. A significant effort has been made to document the specifications and history of the aircraft. If you reach out to me, I can digitally share all logbooks and important documents.
General Specifications
| Power (Lycoming IO-360-K): | 195 HP | Recommended Engine TBO: | 1500 HRS |
| Service Ceiling: | 17,000 FT | Fuel Capacity (useable): | 52 GAL |
| Wingspan: | 35 FT 10 IN | Height: | 8 FT 10 IN |
| Takeoff Distance (ideal): | 510 FT | Landing Distance (ideal): | 590 FT |
| Max Cruise Speed (80%@6K): | 130 KTS | Range (@10K w/reserve): |
575 NM |
| Rate of Climb (optimal): | 870 FPM | Vso (Stall, Dirty): | 46 KTSÂ |
These specifications were gathered from a variety of sources, are not guaranteed, and are subject to buyer confirmation.
Numbers at a Glance
| Born On (Airworthiness Cert): | 28 Nov 1977 |
| Factory Serial Number: | R1722767 |
| Flight Rules: | VFR |
| Total Time on Airframe (TTAF): | 5290 hrs |
| Engine Since Overhaul (SMOH): | 1020 hrs |
| Engine Since IRAN: | 3 hrs |
| Engine TBO | 1500 hrs |
| Most Recent Compressions: | TBD |
| Prop Since Overhaul: | 3 hrs |
| Gross Weight: | 2550 lbs |
| Empty Weight: | 1675 lbs |
| Useful Load: | 875 lbs |
| Next Annual Insp Due: | June 2026 |
| Transponder Cert Due: | Oct 2026 |
Hours are a close approximation and will change as aircraft is flown.
Summary
- Aircraft is hangared at KPRC, Prescott Love Field, 76 nm NNW of KPHX Sky Harbor Int'l, Phoenix, Arizona
- Recent, detailed annual inspection completed by Cutter Aviation
- New Garmin COM radio
- Nov 2002 - new upholstery
- April 1990 - new paint
- April 2000 - minor incident on landing, prop strike, wing tip and elevator tip damage
- Sept 2023 - prop strike necessitating prop overhaul and engine IRAN
- All ADs C/W - current AD Compliance Report is available digitally
- Logbooks are fully scanned and available digitally upon request
- Note: Aircraft Logbook #1 (prior to 1988) is missing
Avionics and Equipment
- Garmin GTR205 Com Radio (2024)
- Bendix King KT76A Transponder
- Garmin GDL-82 ADS-B Out w/ WAAS GPS
- Cessna 300A Navomatic Autopilot (1-axis)
- Cessna 300 ADF Radio
- Cessna Audio Panel (OE)
- PS Engineering PM1000 Intercom
- Davtron M800 Chronometer
- Door Steward gas spring door assist - both cabin doors (STC)
Aircraft Evaluation
| As the broker, I make a significant effort to represent an aircraft in as much detail as possible. I share with you not only the benefits and features I've discovered, but also the issues or concerns that I found during my extensive intake and deep logbook review process. I present dozens of detailed, high resolution images, and an extensive walkaround video. Please review this material in detail. All logbooks and other important documents are professionally scanned, well organized, and available for your review.
My goal is that any Buyer making the effort to look at an aircraft in person can first see the aircraft "virtually" on this web page. |
Exterior - The aluminum is overall in good condition. It appears that a new oil access door (top of engine cowl) was added, as the aluminum has not been painted. It looks to be in good condition, though. There is what appears to be minor hail damage on the top of the wing and very minor on the wing leading edges, however I did not see any hail damage on the control surfaces, empennage, or tail. Look closely at the Image Gallery pictures - it's difficult to spot the hail damage.
The starboard side of the rudder has a very minor deformity near the top - something that most anyone wouldn't see (but, I report everything I see!). Lastly, the passenger cabin door has a cleanly installed, small aluminum patch next to the lower door hinge.
Paint looks good in most places, but has some issues. The clear coat is flaking/peeling on the top engine cowl, and the front of the lower cowling shows some chips. The leading edges of the wing struts are a bit rough, but only on close examination.
The leading edge of the left wingtip fiberglass cap is a little rough, but serviceable. The windshield and side windows look clear and reasonably bright, however the rear window is very hazy.
The Image Gallery (below) contains close-up, detailed, high resolution images so that you can get a great view of the aircraft exterior. Please look carefully at those images to see the minor issues that I have identified.
Instrument Panel - The VFR instrument panel is largely factory stock, and is clean and uncluttered. It has the later-182-style yokes, as the Hawk XPs had from the factory. These yokes feel better in the hand than the standard 172 yokes.
N736TC recently had a new Garmin GTR205 COM radio installed into the center stack. That GTR205 has the capability to act as an Audio Panel too, however it looks like the aircraft is still using the factory Audio Panel. The aircraft is using a Garmin GDL82 for ADS-B Out and a vintage KT76A transponder.
The aircraft is not certified for IFR flight. As a "Hawk XP II", it left the factory as an IFR bird, so it wouldn't be a very big undertaking to get it back to IFR.
Please refer to the "Avionics and Equipment" list above for complete details, and to the Image Gallery below for close-up images.
Interior - The interior of N736TC is quite nice, I observed no rips or tears anywhere on upholstery or carpet. The headliner looks nice. I think if the upholstery and carpet were deep-cleaned, it would look fantastic.
Door panels are clean and in good order. Plastics look good. The only flaw that caught my eye was that the retaining elastic for the seatback pockets is stretched out and ought to be replaced.
Check out the Image Gallery to see high-resolution images of the interior.
Overall - As a teenager, I was a lineman at the local airport FBO. The single engine I liked the most was the Hawk XP. They looked better with their wide chord, constant speed prop. They are what I always thought Cessna should have done with the 172 Skyhawk. The Hawk XPs are better performers with bigger engines, and their panels look more like what you see in a 182.
This Hawk XP is overall a nice aircraft. It's not been flown as much in more recent years by its elderly owner, however with its recent IRAN (a complete disassembly and thorough inspection by an engine shop), and the fact that it lives in dry Arizona, the engine is expected to be in good order. External cosmetics are reasonable, and internal cosmetics are quite good.
Please reach out to me so that I may answer any questions you have.
Logbooks available digitally upon request.
Aircraft Walkaround
Here is a video of a complete walkaround of the aircraft.
Detailed Image Gallery
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Specifications and aircraft condition subject to verification and are not guaranteed.
Aircraft is subject to prior sale or removal.