Single-engine piston

N17DM

1973 Cessna 177RG

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1973
Serial
177RG0420
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Aptos, CA
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1973 Cessna 177RG
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Registration record

N17DM on the FAA register

Type
1973 Cessna 177RG
Serial
177RG0420
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Aptos, CA
Certificate issued
2020-01-22
Airworthiness date
1973-10-10
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A1172B
Mode S (octal)
50213453
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
500 nm
Cruise (type)
149 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$107,296 to $174,996
Middle half of 8 live Cessna 177RG listings, 1971–1979 models (median $139,250). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N17DM.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-01-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N17DM.
  • 1973-10-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N17DM

N17DM is a 1973 Cessna 177RG, serial number 177RG0420. It is registered to an individual in Aptos, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 22, 2020 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 149 knots and a range of about 500 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated October 10, 1973.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N17DM. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
149 kt
Range
500 nm
Fuel burn
10 gph

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

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1978-05-08 Accident · Ft.Worth,Tx, 43 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0897
Reported aircraft: Pitts S-2A — a different aircraft that carried the N17DM registration before this airframe.

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.