Single-engine piston

N2254U

1999 Cessna 172R Skyhawk

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1999
Serial
17280684
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming I0360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Raritan Valley Flying School (Corporation)
Based
Princeton, NJ
Registration record

N2254U on the FAA register

Type
1999 Cessna 172R Skyhawk
Serial
17280684
Engines
Lycoming I0360 series
Registered owner
Raritan Valley Flying School
Princeton, NJ
Certificate issued
2020-04-22
Airworthiness date
1999-02-11
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A1F68B
Mode S (octal)
50373213
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
687 nm
Cruise (type)
122 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-04-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N2254U to the current registrant.
  • 2015-05-28
    Accident at State College, PA; damage: substantial.
  • 1999-02-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1973-05-29
    N2254U previously assigned to a Brantly B-2B (s/n 414); cancelled.
Overview

About N2254U

N2254U is a 1999 Cessna 172R Skyhawk, serial number 17280684. The FAA register lists Raritan Valley Flying School as the registrant in Princeton, New Jersey. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 22, 2020 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming I0360 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 122 knots and a range of about 687 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated February 11, 1999.

N2254U has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
122 kt
Range
687 nm
Fuel burn
10 gph

Published figures for the Cessna 172R Skyhawk type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2015-05-28 Accident · State College, PA Damage: Substantial NTSB · GAA15CA099
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172 - R
Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the approach to landing which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and a hard landing.
1972-08-15 Accident · Duxbury,Mass, 21 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 1189
Reported aircraft: Brantly B-2B — a different aircraft that carried the N2254U registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: CAUSED BLUE M/R BLADE FAILURE AND SEPARATION.
1964-07-16 Accident · Hazard Ky, 17 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 2 0329
Reported aircraft: Brantly B2B — a different aircraft that carried the N2254U 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.