Single-engine piston

N251CA

2023 Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2023
Serial
172S13086
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Civil Air Patrol (Corporation)
Based
Maxwell Afb, AL
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Registration record

N251CA on the FAA register

Type
2023 Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP
Serial
172S13086
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
Registered owner
Civil Air Patrol
Maxwell Afb, AL
Certificate issued
2024-01-20
Airworthiness date
2023-11-16
Registration expires
2031-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A25B68
Mode S (octal)
50455550
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

  • 2031-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-01-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N251CA to the current registrant.
  • 2023-11-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 2015-05-19
    N251CA previously assigned to a Piper Navajo (s/n 31-179); cancelled.
Overview

About N251CA

N251CA is a 2023 Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP, serial number 172S13086. The FAA register lists Civil Air Patrol as the registrant in Maxwell Afb, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 20, 2024 and expires on January 31, 2031.

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 November 16, 2023.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N251CA.

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 N251CA.

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.