Single-engine piston

N172DF

1963 Cessna 172 Skyhawk

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1963
Serial
17250946
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental O-300 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Border Air Ltd (Corporation)
Based
Swanton, VT
Registration record

N172DF on the FAA register

Type
1963 Cessna 172 Skyhawk (FAA: Cessna 172E)
Serial
17250946
Engines
Continental O-300 series
Registered owner
Border Air Ltd
Swanton, VT
Certificate issued
2023-05-24
Airworthiness date
1963-11-23
Registration expires
2030-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A120EC
Mode S (octal)
50220354
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

  • 2030-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-05-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N172DF.
  • 1963-11-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N172DF

N172DF is a 1963 Cessna 172 Skyhawk (FAA model 172E), serial number 17250946. The FAA register lists Border Air Ltd as the registrant in Swanton, Vermont. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 24, 2023 and expires on May 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental O-300 series 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), dated November 23, 1963.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N172DF.

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 N172DF.

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.