Single-engine piston

N1648C

2016 Cessna 172S

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2016
Serial
172S11678
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Coast Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Costa Mesa, CA
2016 Cessna 172S
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Registration record

N1648C on the FAA register

Type
2016 Cessna 172S
Serial
172S11678
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
Registered owner
Coast Aviation LLC
Costa Mesa, CA
Certificate issued
2021-06-04
Airworthiness date
2016-11-10
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A103FD
Mode S (octal)
50201775
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

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-06-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N1648C to the current registrant.
  • 2016-11-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 2007-05-07
    N1648C previously assigned to a Firefly Balloons Firefly 12B (s/n F12B-003); cancelled.
  • 1954-08-05
    N1648C previously assigned to a Cessna 180 (s/n 30348); cancelled.
Overview

About N1648C

N1648C is a 2016 Cessna 172S, serial number 172S11678. The FAA register lists Coast Aviation LLC as the registrant in Costa Mesa, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 4, 2021 and expires on June 30, 2028.

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 November 10, 2016.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1648C.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1648C.

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.