Single-engine piston

N2479M

Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP / 172SP Skyhawk SP / 172 Skyhawk

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
172S10581
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
St Thomas Jet Center Flying Club LLC (LLC)
Based
Lewes, DE
Registration record

N2479M on the FAA register

Type
Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP / 172SP Skyhawk SP / 172 Skyhawk
Serial
172S10581
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
Registered owner
St Thomas Jet Center Flying Club LLC
Lewes, DE
Certificate issued
2021-09-28
Airworthiness date
2007-07-25
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A24D9F
Mode S (octal)
50446637
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

  • 2028-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-09-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N2479M to the current registrant.
  • 2007-07-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1993-11-24
    N2479M previously assigned to a Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser / Super Cub (s/n 121556); cancelled.
Overview

About N2479M

N2479M is a Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP / 172SP Skyhawk SP / 172 Skyhawk, serial number 172S10581. The FAA register lists St Thomas Jet Center Flying Club LLC as the registrant in Lewes, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 28, 2021 and expires on September 30, 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 standard category (normal, utility), dated July 25, 2007.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2479M. 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

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

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1992-10-17 Accident · Cedar Springs, GA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · ATL93FA012
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-12 — a different aircraft that carried the N2479M registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PRIVATE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED ABOVE STALLING SPEED, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER ALTITUDE, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT, LOW ALTITUDE STALL. A FACTOR WAS THE GUSTY WIND CONDITION AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

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.