Single-engine piston

N15255

2007 Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2007
Serial
172S10455
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Elizabeth City State University (Government)
Based
Elizabeth City, NC
Registration record

N15255 on the FAA register

Type
2007 Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP
Serial
172S10455
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
Registered owner
Elizabeth City State University
Elizabeth City, NC
Certificate issued
2024-05-21
Airworthiness date
2007-04-09
Registration expires
2031-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A0D4C2
Mode S (octal)
50152302
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
517 nm
Cruise (type)
124 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-05-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N15255 to the current registrant.
  • 2007-04-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 2004-04-01
    N15255 previously assigned to a Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15 (s/n F8B-2032); cancelled.
  • 1935-10-08
    N15255 previously assigned to a Aeronca C-3 (s/n A-322); cancelled.
Overview

About N15255

N15255 is a 2007 Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP, serial number 172S10455. The FAA register lists Elizabeth City State University as the registrant in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 21, 2024 and expires on May 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-360-L2A engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 124 knots and a range of about 517 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated April 9, 2007.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N15255. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
124 kt
Range
517 nm
Power / thrust (each)
180
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,630 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,335 ft
Fuel burn
10 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1983-11-18 Accident · Northfield, MN Damage: Destroyed Minor injury NTSB · CHI84LA046
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28-180 — a different aircraft that carried the N15255 registration before this airframe.
1974-03-23 Accident · Lacrosse,Wis, 49 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1519
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28 — a different aircraft that carried the N15255 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: SPEED DIVE.CAME OUT AT 1700FT.BENT L WING SPAR.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.