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    1981 BEECHCRAFT SKIPPER N-NUMBER N383971981 BEECHCRAFT SKIPPER N-NUMBER N38397
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    N38397 - 1981 BEECHCRAFT SKIPPER

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    Aircraft Summary

    General
    Year
    1981
    Manufacturer
    BEECHCRAFT
    Model
    SKIPPER
    Serial Number
    WA-232
    Registration #
    N38397
    Condition
    Used
    FlightRules
    IFR
    Based at
    KMPI
    Description
    1981 Beech Skipper with less than 2000 hours total time on the airframe and less than 1600 total time on the engine. I have owned her since 2015 and used primarily as a convenient way to keep my flying skills sharp while I attempted to land a fulltime flying job, which I have now accomplished. Now it's time to sell, reluctantly.  My Skipper has become part of the family and the plane I took my four year old son flying in for the first time. The Beech Skipper is a very comfortable little two place with a very wide cockpit that makes every other two place feel like a sardine can.  True to the Beechcraft legacy, it is overbuilt and very solid. As a result, it is heavier than it's contemporaries and therefore has the slightly stronger 115hp engine. Since I have owned it, I have had both vacuum instruments and the vacuum pump replaced (2018), both magnetos replaced (2018), new battery (2019), new exhaust manifold (2019), two plexiglass windows replaced, new cockpit door weather strip seals (2019), new main gear tires (2019), one cylinder rebuilt (2015), new rubber engine mounts (2015), rebuilt nose strut (2015) and more. Plane is regularly flown and has been a California based aircraft for most of it's life and has no corrosion. It is undergoing annual now with the same A&P who has looked after it for almost the entire time I have owned it. The very first annual I had done by Beech specialists Waypoint Aviation at KRAL. If you are in the market for a 150/152 or Tomahawk, give this Skipper a second look.  It is better built, and much more comfortable on the inside with that wide cabin. The Skipper trims out very easily (has rudder trim too) and is truly great for training maneuvers, pattern practice and is a great little cross country time builder that is fun to fly and comfortable to sit in for hours at a time. Also, it has a 2400 hour TBO!
    Airframe
    Total Time
    1990
    Complete Logs
    Yes
    Engine
    Engine Manufacturer
    LYCOMING
    Engine Model
    O-235-L2C
    Engine Serial Number
    L-21888-15
    Engine Time
    1579
    Engine Time Since
    SMOH
    Props
    Prop Manufacturer
    SENSENICH
    Prop Time
    1390
    Number of Blades
    2
    Avionics
    Avionics/Radios
    Collins Microline comm and nav radios. Comm radio replaced in 2016.
    Exterior
    Year Painted
    1981
    Exterior Notes
    6 out of 10. Old paint, but washed and waxed regularly and in very serviceable condition.
    Interior
    Year Interior
    1981
    Number of Seats
    2
    Configuration
    Passenger
    Interior Notes
    Great interior considering its age - 8 out of 10 rating.
    Inspection Status
    Inspection Status
    Undergoing annual inspection now.
    Airworthy
    Yes


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