Single-engine piston

N172WN

1978 Cessna 172N

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
17270565
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A4M
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Legends Air Center LLC (LLC)
Based
Bentonville, AR
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1978 Cessna 172N
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Registration record

N172WN on the FAA register

Type
1978 Cessna 172N
Serial
17270565
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A4M
Registered owner
Legends Air Center LLC
Bentonville, AR
Certificate issued
2019-03-02
Airworthiness date
2016-09-14
Registration expires
2029-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · market survey
Mode S (hex)
A1229C
Mode S (octal)
50221234
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
440 nm
Cruise (type)
122 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-03-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N172WN.
  • 2016-09-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (market survey)).
  • 1978
    Manufactured (1978).
Overview

About N172WN

N172WN is a 1978 Cessna 172N, serial number 17270565. The FAA register lists Legends Air Center LLC as the registrant in Bentonville, Arkansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 2, 2019 and expires on March 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-360-A4M engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 122 knots and a range of about 440 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (market survey), dated September 14, 2016.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N172WN.

Cruise
122 kt
Range
440 nm
Power / thrust (each)
160
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,390 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,250 ft
Fuel burn
8 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N172WN.

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.