The Honest GA Valuation Tool

Know What Your
Plane Is Worth.

Real asking price ranges for piston singles, twins, LSA, and experimental aircraft — with transparent discount bands, not fabricated sale prices.

Unlike index tools or 20-page reports — built for the listing you're looking at right now.

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Aircraft categories
AI
Powered estimates
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Free to use
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Fabricated sale prices
Van's RV-10
Experimental
Van's RV-10
4-seat kit-built · IO-540 · cruise ~175 kt
Typical ask: $120k-$300k
Cessna 206
Piston Single
Cessna 206
6-seat utility single · commonly used for utility and bush operations
Typical ask: $120k-$260k
Cessna 195
Vintage Classic
Cessna 195
5-seat businessliner · Jacobs R-755 radial · 1947-1954
Typical ask: $80k-$200k
Why SmallPlaneValue

Built for GA, not
jet brokers.

Vref and Aircraft Bluebook focus on larger turbine aircraft. We built the tool that actually works for piston singles, twins, LSA, and experimental aircraft — the planes most pilots actually fly.

No fabricated sale prices
Unlike real estate, GA aircraft sale prices aren't publicly recorded. We're honest about that — we show asking price ranges with transparent negotiation bands instead of making numbers up.
Aircraft-specific intelligence
Our AI knows the difference between a 1979 Cherokee 180 and a 2007 SR22T. Model-specific ADs, known issues, and avionics premiums are all factored in.
The full buyer workflow
Look up the N-number, get the valuation, run the pre-buy checklist, then use flagged issues to negotiate. One site, the complete process.
How it works

From N-number to
negotiating position.

01
Look up the N-number
Enter any US registration and pull the full FAA record — make, model, year, engine, and ownership history in seconds.
02
Get the valuation
See the typical asking price range for that aircraft, the likely negotiated price, and what's driving value up or down.
03
Run the pre-buy checklist
Get an AI-generated inspection checklist specific to that make and model. Mark items pass, flag, or fail.
04
Negotiate with confidence
Flagged issues feed back into a price adjustment analysis, so you walk in knowing exactly what to ask for.
The toolkit

Everything in one place.

Five integrated tools that cover the entire aircraft buying and selling process.

Step 2
AI valuation
Enter make, model, year, time, condition, and avionics. Get asking price range, likely sale range, and factor-by-factor analysis.
Step 1
N-number lookup
One N-number pulls the full FAA record — make, model, ownership history, ADs, registration expiry, and buyer flags.
Step 3
Pre-buy checklist
AI-generated inspection checklist specific to your aircraft type. Track pass, flag, and fail items. Get price adjustment guidance.
Reference
Market listings
See current asking price ranges for any model — low, median, and high — plus days on market and negotiation context.
Community
Report a sale
Submit what you actually paid (or sold for). Anonymous crowd-sourced data that builds the transaction database nobody else has.
Coverage

Built for the planes
people actually fly.

We cover the full spectrum of general aviation — from first trainers to high-performance experimentals.

Piston singles
Piston twins
Experimental / Homebuilt
Light Sport (LSA)
Turboprop singles
Vintage / Warbird
A note on GA aircraft valuations
Unlike real estate, GA aircraft sale prices are not publicly recorded anywhere. SmallPlaneValue.com shows asking price ranges pulled from active listings (Trade-A-Plane, Controller, Barnstormers) paired with category-specific discount bands that represent typical negotiated outcomes — based on broker experience, not verified transactions. We believe being honest about this is more useful than showing made-up "sale prices."
The tools

Start your research.

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Try:
Querying FAA registry...
PASTE A LISTING (optional)
Parsing listing...
or enter details manually
ENGINE TIMES SMOH & TBO drive value as much as avionics — enter times from the logs

Comfort and safety options — always counted in your valuation when checked.

COMFORT & ENVIRONMENT
SAFETY & AWARENESS
PEDIGREE & AWARDS
AVIONICS — itemize for precision optional — overrides panel above
▶ BASIC / LEGACY
▶ GARMIN
▶ ASPEN AVIONICS
▶ AVIDYNE
▶ DYNON
▶ OTHER AUTOPILOTS
▶ PS ENGINEERING
▶ L3 / L3HARRIS
▶ UAVIONIX (mostly experimental)
▶ TRANSPONDER / ADS-B
▶ ENGINE MONITORS
▶ OTHER
▶ UPGRADES & MODIFICATIONS
Searching live listings & recent sales...

Free beta — unlimited valuations while we gather pilot feedback.

Enter a make/model to see typical asking price ranges. No fabricated sale prices — just what sellers are asking, plus negotiation guidance.

Pulling active listing ranges...

Help us improve SmallPlaneValue — we're in free beta and want your honest take.

Building your aircraft-specific checklist...
Help build the database no one else has
GA aircraft sale prices aren't recorded anywhere publicly. Every submission here — fully anonymous — helps build real transaction data that makes valuations more accurate for every buyer and seller.
PASTE A SALE POST (optional)
Parsing sale post...
Submitting...
SmallPlaneValue.com provides AI-generated estimates for research and educational purposes only. Not a certified appraisal. For financing, insurance, or legal transactions, engage an ASA-certified aircraft appraiser. GA sale prices are not publicly recorded — our valuations are based on asking price analysis, category discount bands, and anonymous crowd-sourced transaction data.