Single-engine piston

N1856Q

1972 Cessna 177RG

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1972
Serial
177RG0256
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Empty Hanger LLC (LLC)
Based
Traverse City, MI
1972 Cessna 177RG
Representative photo of a Cessna 177RG. Not a photo of N1856Q.
Registration record

N1856Q on the FAA register

Type
1972 Cessna 177RG
Serial
177RG0256
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D
Registered owner
Empty Hanger LLC
Traverse City, MI
Certificate issued
2023-10-24
Airworthiness date
1972-04-25
Registration expires
2030-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A15678
Mode S (octal)
50253170
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 N1856Q.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-10-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N1856Q.
  • 1972-04-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N1856Q

N1856Q is a 1972 Cessna 177RG, serial number 177RG0256. The FAA register lists Empty Hanger LLC as the registrant in Traverse City, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 24, 2023 and expires on October 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 April 25, 1972.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1856Q.

Cruise
149 kt
Range
500 nm
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 N1856Q.

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.