Single-engine piston

N177VA

1968 Cessna 177

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1968
Serial
17700881
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Aerial Specialties Inc (Corporation)
Based
Decatur, TX
1968 Cessna 177
Representative photo of a Cessna 177. Not a photo of N177VA.
Registration record

N177VA on the FAA register

Type
1968 Cessna 177
Serial
17700881
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Aerial Specialties Inc
Decatur, TX
Certificate issued
2024-04-03
Airworthiness date
1968-02-01
Registration expires
2031-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A1350A
Mode S (octal)
50232412
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
591 nm
Cruise (type)
117 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$102,000 to $177,950
Middle half of 9 live Cessna 177 listings, 1967–1978 models (median $144,500). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N177VA.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-04-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N177VA.
  • 1968-02-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N177VA

N177VA is a 1968 Cessna 177, serial number 17700881. The FAA register lists Aerial Specialties Inc as the registrant in Decatur, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 3, 2024 and expires on April 30, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 117 knots and a range of about 591 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated February 1, 1968.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N177VA.

Cruise
117 kt
Range
591 nm
Power / thrust (each)
180
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,575 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,220 ft
Fuel burn
8 gph

Published figures for the Cessna 177 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Cessna 177 specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N177VA.

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.