Single-engine piston

N288ME

2000 Cessna 172S

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2000
Serial
172S8548
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming I0360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
South Dakota State University (Government)
Based
Brookings, SD
2000 Cessna 172S
Representative photo of a Cessna 172S. Not a photo of N288ME.
Registration record

N288ME on the FAA register

Type
2000 Cessna 172S
Serial
172S8548
Engines
Lycoming I0360 series
Registered owner
South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD
Certificate issued
2022-03-29
Airworthiness date
2000-08-22
Registration expires
2029-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A2ECCB
Mode S (octal)
50566313
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

  • 2029-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-03-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N288ME.
  • 2000-08-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N288ME

N288ME is a 2000 Cessna 172S, serial number 172S8548. The FAA register lists South Dakota State University as the registrant in Brookings, South Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 29, 2022 and expires on March 31, 2029.

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 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 August 22, 2000.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N288ME.

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 N288ME.

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.