N1KU
1974 Cessna 172M Skyhawk
N1KU on the FAA register
Timeline
- 2029-07-31Registration expires (renewal due).
- 2026-07-31Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
- 2019-07-18Certificate of registration issued as N1KU to the current registrant.
- 2010-07-22N1KU previously assigned to a Piper Arrow II (s/n 28R-7135161); cancelled.
- 1974Manufactured (1974).
About N1KU
N1KU is a 1974 Cessna 172M Skyhawk, serial number 17262270. The FAA register lists University of Kansas Aerospace Engineering Dept as the registrant in Lawrence, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 18, 2019 and expires on July 31, 2029.
The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320-E2D engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 119 knots and a range of about 435 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (research & development), dated July 31, 2026.
No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N1KU. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.
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Accident & incident history
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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.
