Single-engine piston

N21CF

1974 Cessna 177B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1974
Serial
17702163
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Benton, LA
1974 Cessna 177B
Representative photo of a Cessna 177B. Not a photo of N21CF.
Registration record

N21CF on the FAA register

Type
1974 Cessna 177B
Serial
17702163
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Benton, LA
Certificate issued
2017-11-14
Airworthiness date
1974-09-04
Registration expires
2027-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A1B761
Mode S (octal)
50333541
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
490 nm
Cruise (type)
130 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-11-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N21CF to the current registrant.
  • 2011-05-24
    N21CF previously assigned to a Homebuilt Vans RV-6 (s/n 25109); cancelled.
  • 1976-04-29
    N21CF previously assigned to a Homebuilt Bensen B-8M (s/n 382204460); cancelled.
  • 1974-09-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N21CF

N21CF is a 1974 Cessna 177B, serial number 17702163. It is registered to an individual in Benton, Louisiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 14, 2017 and expires on November 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O&VO-360 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 130 knots and a range of about 490 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated September 4, 1974.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N21CF. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
130 kt
Range
490 nm
Fuel burn
10 gph

Published figures for the Cessna 177B type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1976-03-07 Accident · Holtville,Ca, 05 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 0577
Reported aircraft: Bensen B8M — a different aircraft that carried the N21CF registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER. BLADES FOLDED UP.

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.