Single-engine piston

N242RB

2011 Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2011
Serial
172S11131
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Continental Aerospace Technologies Inc (Corporation)
Based
Mobile, AL
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Registration record

N242RB on the FAA register

Type
2011 Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP
Serial
172S11131
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
Registered owner
Continental Aerospace Technologies Inc
Mobile, AL
Certificate issued
2012-12-12
Airworthiness date
2018-04-03
Registration expires
2028-12-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · research & development
Mode S (hex)
A238E6
Mode S (octal)
50434346
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

  • 2028-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-04-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
  • 2012-12-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N242RB.
  • 2011
    Manufactured (2011).
Overview

About N242RB

N242RB is a 2011 Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP, serial number 172S11131. The FAA register lists Continental Aerospace Technologies Inc as the registrant in Mobile, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 12, 2012 and expires on December 31, 2028.

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 experimental category (research & development), dated April 3, 2018.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N242RB.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N242RB.

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.