Single-engine piston

N172AL

2023 Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2023
Serial
172S12931
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Corporation
Based
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Registration record

N172AL on the FAA register

Type
2023 Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP
Serial
172S12931
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
Registered owner
—
Certificate issued
2023-04-08
Airworthiness date
2023-01-05
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A120A6
Mode S (octal)
50220246
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

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-04-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N172AL to the current registrant.
  • 2023-01-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 2014-01-23
    N172AL previously assigned to a Cessna 172K / 172 Skyhawk / 172/180 Conversion (s/n 17259060); cancelled.
  • 1997-03-03
    N172AL previously assigned to a Bell 206L-4 (s/n 52065); cancelled.
Overview

About N172AL

N172AL is a 2023 Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP, serial number 172S12931. It is registered to a corporation. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 8, 2023 and expires on April 30, 2030.

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 January 5, 2023.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N172AL. 1 earlier record involves 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

1995-02-14 Accident · East Cameron Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · FTW95FA116
Reported aircraft: Bell 206L-4 — a different aircraft that carried the N172AL registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: INADVERTENT FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER AFTER BECOMING SPATIALLY DISORIENTED. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF RECENT INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE.

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.