Single-engine piston

N172A

1961 Cessna 172 Skyhawk

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1961
Serial
172-48797
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental O-300-D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Cal Nev Ari, NV
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Registration record

N172A on the FAA register

Type
1961 Cessna 172 Skyhawk (FAA: Cessna 172C)
Serial
172-48797
Engines
Continental O-300-D
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Cal Nev Ari, NV
Certificate issued
2017-07-11
Airworthiness date
2019-11-11
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A1209B
Mode S (octal)
50220233
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

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-11-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2017-07-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N172A to the current registrant.
  • 1964-10-19
    N172A previously assigned to a Martin 202 (s/n 9142); cancelled.
  • 1961
    Manufactured (1961).
Overview

About N172A

N172A is a 1961 Cessna 172 Skyhawk (FAA model 172C), serial number 172-48797. It is registered to an individual in Cal Nev Ari, Nevada. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 11, 2017 and expires on July 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental O-300-D 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 experimental category (exhibition), dated November 11, 2019.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N172A.

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 N172A.

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.