Single-engine piston

N2436N

2000 Cessna 172R Skyhawk

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2000
Serial
17280842
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming I0360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Thunderbird Aviation (Corporation)
Based
Bloomington, MN
Registration record

N2436N on the FAA register

Type
2000 Cessna 172R Skyhawk
Serial
17280842
Engines
Lycoming I0360 series
Registered owner
Thunderbird Aviation
Bloomington, MN
Certificate issued
2000-04-27
Airworthiness date
2000-01-20
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A23E5B
Mode S (octal)
50437133
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

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2000-04-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N2436N to the current registrant.
  • 2000-01-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1995-05-04
    N2436N previously assigned to a Piper Tomahawk (s/n 3879A0841); cancelled.
  • 1953-09-21
    N2436N previously assigned to a Cessna 120 (s/n 12689); cancelled.
Overview

About N2436N

N2436N is a 2000 Cessna 172R Skyhawk, serial number 17280842. The FAA register lists Thunderbird Aviation as the registrant in Bloomington, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 27, 2000 and expires on March 31, 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, utility), dated January 20, 2000.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2436N. 1 earlier record involves 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

1994-08-20 Accident · Oakdale, CA Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · LAX94LA329
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-38-112 — a different aircraft that carried the N2436N registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: 1) THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN A PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT ON THE RUNWAY, 2) HIS FAILURE TO INITIATE A TIMELY GO AROUND, AND 3) HIS INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF THE FLIGHT.

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.