Single-engine piston

N272SP

1998 Cessna 172S

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1998
Serial
172S8016
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Blue Ryan LLC (LLC)
Based
Billings, MT
1998 Cessna 172S
Representative photo of a Cessna 172S. Not a photo of N272SP.
Registration record

N272SP on the FAA register

Type
1998 Cessna 172S
Serial
172S8016
Engines
Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
Registered owner
Blue Ryan LLC
Billings, MT
Certificate issued
2017-09-14
Airworthiness date
1998-09-09
Registration expires
2027-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A2AF88
Mode S (octal)
50527610
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

  • 2027-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-09-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N272SP.
  • 1998-09-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N272SP

N272SP is a 1998 Cessna 172S, serial number 172S8016. The FAA register lists Blue Ryan LLC as the registrant in Billings, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 14, 2017 and expires on September 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming I0360 SER A&C 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), dated September 9, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N272SP.

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 N272SP.

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.