Single-engine piston

N2046K

2017 Cessna 172S

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2017
Serial
172S12092
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Christiansen Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Wilmington, DE
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2017 Cessna 172S
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Registration record

N2046K on the FAA register

Type
2017 Cessna 172S
Serial
172S12092
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
Registered owner
Christiansen Aviation LLC
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2022-08-03
Airworthiness date
2017-11-29
Registration expires
2029-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A1A413
Mode S (octal)
50322023
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

  • 2029-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-08-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N2046K to the current registrant.
  • 2017-11-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1971-07-23
    N2046K previously assigned to a Luscombe 8E (s/n 4773); cancelled.
Overview

About N2046K

N2046K is a 2017 Cessna 172S, serial number 172S12092. The FAA register lists Christiansen Aviation LLC as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 3, 2022 and expires on August 31, 2029.

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 November 29, 2017.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2046K. 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

1968-10-02 Accident · Mccarthy,Alas, 02 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 4453
Reported aircraft: Luscombe 8E — a different aircraft that carried the N2046K registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: TOP. PLT SAID ENG BACKFIRED AT FULL THROTTLE.

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.