1971 CHEROKEE 140, LOW TIME ENGINE, DIGITAL NAV/COM

THIS 1971 CHEROKEE 140 HAS ONLY 475 HOURS SINCE MAJOR OVERHAUL!!  WITH THIS ENGINES’ RECOMMENDED TIME BETWEEN OVERHAUL OF 2,000 HOURS, OVER ¾ OF ITS LIFE REMAINS!!

THE 1971 140 HAS A MORE MODERN DASH LAYOUT THAN OLDER 140’S, INCLUDING QUADRANT THROTTLE, MORE STANDARD GAUGE LAYOUT, LATE STYLE SWING AWAY VISORS AND TWIST-TO-LOCK UPPER DOOR LATCH.

THE GREY CLOTH  SEATS AND INTERIOR OF THIS AIRPLANE LOOK GOOD OVERALL

THIS AIRCRAFT SUFFERED PAINT DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRPLANE WHEN A FIRE BROKE OUT IN THE LARGE HANGAR IN WHICH THIS AIRPLANE WAS STORED.

NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE OF ANY KIND OCCURRED TO THIS AIRPLANE

NO FIRE EXTINGUISHER, WATER, OR OTHER CHEMICALS WERE USED ON THIS AIRPLANE, AS IT WAS NEVER ON FIRE  OR IN DANGER OF BEING ON FIRE!!

THE FOLLOWING IS THE ONLY APPARENT ILL EFFECTS TO THIS AIRPLANE:

1)     THE PLASTIC UPPER TAILCONE FAIRING WAS SLIGHTLY WARPED.  AS THE UPPER AND LOWER PLASTIC PIECES ARE MATCHED, WE HAVE REPLACED BOTH PIECES.

2)     THE SMALL VERTICAL FIN FAIRING, AT THE FORWARD EDGE OF THE FIN, WAS WRINKLED, AND WE SCREWED IN A REPLACEMENT.

WITH THESE SMALL SIMPLE PART REPLACEMENTS, THE AIRCRAFT WAS MADE FLYABLE.  AS IT WAS STILL AIRWORTHY AND IN ANNUAL, WE HAD A PILOT FLY IT FROM THE HANGAR IT WAS IN.  (THEY WANTED IT OUT TO REPAIR THE HANGER.)  OUR PILOT FLEW THIS AIRPLANE 400 MILES WITHOUT INCIDENT!!

THERE IS PAINT BUBBLING OR MISSING ON THE RIGHT SIDE VERTICAL FIN, RIGHT REAR FUSELAGE UPPER SIDE, RIGHT WING OUTBOARD TOP, RIGHT AILERON TOP AND THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL CAP.

THE PAINT ON THE LEFT SIDE IS IN GOOD CONDITION AND WAS NOT AFFECTED IN ANY WAY

NO SHEET METAL WILL REQUIRE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT.  THIS IS A COSMETIC PROBLEM ONLY, NOT AN AIRWORTHINESS ISSUE!!

THIS AIRPLANE HAS MODERN AVIONICS AND INSTRUMENTS, INCLUDING:

·        KING DIGITAL KX125 NAV/COM

·        NARCO AT150 TRANSPONDER WITH MODE ‘C’ ENCODER

·        FLIGHTCOM INTERCOM WITH DIGITAL CLEARANCE RECORDER

·        ALL LATE STYLE, MODERN GYRO INSTRUMENTS

·        AUDIO PANEL WITH MARKER BEACONS

·        APOLLO FLYBUDDY LORAN, WIRED INTO ITS OWN FULL SIZE REMOTE INDICATOR.  THIS UNIT CAN EASILY SWAP FOR A GPS, IN THE SAME TRAY, USING THE SAME WIRING AND THE GPS WILL WORK WITH THE INDICATOR AS WELL.

·        PILOTS PUSH-TO-TALK SWITCH

·        FACTORY EQUIPPED WITH THE LARGE DIAMETER CONTROL WHEEL SHAFTS FOR SMOOTHER MOVEMENT

ALL GLASS LOOKS GOOD EXCEPT THE PILOTS SIDE REAR WINDOW, WHICH IS HAZY. THIS IS A $74 WINDOW NEW, AND REPLACEMENT ON THE SIDE WINDOWS IS EASY

FULL SET OF WHEEL PANTS MAKES THIS AIRPLANE FASTER, BUT IT‘S  BEST ASSET IS THE WAY IT MAKES THE AIRPLANE LOOK!!

OTHER SPEED MODS INCLUDE WING TO FUSELAGE FAIRINGS AND METCO WINGTIPS, WHICH ADD TOP SPEED, REDUCE STALL SPEED, AND LOOK GREAT !!

WINGTIP STROBES AND TAIL STROBES FOR EXCELLENT NIGHTTIME COLLISION AVOIDANCE !!

LOGBOOKS,  FAA BILL OF SALE AND AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE INCLUDED

AS THE ANNUAL INSPECTION RAN OUT LAST MONTH, A FERRY PERMIT, OR ANNUAL WHERE IT SITS  WILL BE REQUIRED TO FLY THIS AIRPLANE HOME.  A FRESH ANNUAL USUALLY RUNS $1,500-$2,000 IN THIS GEOGRAPHIC AREA.

THIS AIRPLANE WILL MAKE A GREAT FIRST AIRPLANE FOR THOSE ON A BUDGET!

SAVE MONEY, FLY IT NOW AND TOUCH IT UP YOURSELF AT YOUR LEISURE.

LOCATED 75 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CHARLOTTE NC AT THE KCQW AIRPORT, CHERAW SC.

THE AIRPLANE IS TIED DOWN OUTSIDE, AND CAN BE SEEN AT ANY TIME.

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.

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 IS THE "POWERSELLER" IN THE USED AIRCRAFT REBUILDABLE 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 !!!!

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.

WENTWORTH AIRCRAFT NEVER OFFERS SECOND CHANCE OFFERS, EVER!!! IF YOU RECEIVE A SECOND CHANCE OFFER ON ONE OF OUR LISTINGS, YOU CAN BE SURE THAT IT IS A SCAM!!! DO NOT ANSWER, OPEN, OR RESPOND TO THESE "OFFERS"AS THEY WILL NOT BE FROM US!!!