Single-engine piston

N173DC

2016 Cessna 172S

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2016
Serial
172S11720
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Skyvibe Leasing LLC (LLC)
Based
Aurora, OR
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2016 Cessna 172S
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Registration record

N173DC on the FAA register

Type
2016 Cessna 172S
Serial
172S11720
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
Registered owner
Skyvibe Leasing LLC
Aurora, OR
Certificate issued
2025-03-18
Airworthiness date
2016-10-22
Registration expires
2032-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A124A0
Mode S (octal)
50222240
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

  • 2032-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-03-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N173DC to the current registrant.
  • 2016-10-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 2006-05-17
    N173DC previously assigned to a Piper PA-23 (s/n 23-994); cancelled.
Overview

About N173DC

N173DC is a 2016 Cessna 172S, serial number 172S11720. The FAA register lists Skyvibe Leasing LLC as the registrant in Aurora, Oregon. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 18, 2025 and expires on March 31, 2032.

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 October 22, 2016.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N173DC. 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

2004-10-03 Accident · Beatrice, NE Damage: Destroyed Serious injury NTSB · CHI05CA001
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-23-180 — a different aircraft that carried the N173DC registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The loss of right engine power undetermined reasons. Factors to the accident were the loss of engine power at a low altitude and below the single engine best rate of climb airspeed (Vyse), and the unsuitable terrain encountered during the subsequent forced landing.

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.