Single-engine piston

N318

1966 Cessna 172 Skyhawk

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1966
Serial
R172-0006
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming I0360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Liberty University School of Aeronautics (Corporation)
Based
Lynchburg, VA
Registration record

N318 on the FAA register

Type
1966 Cessna 172 Skyhawk (FAA: Cessna R172E)
Serial
R172-0006
Engines
Lycoming I0360 series
Registered owner
Liberty University School of Aeronautics
Lynchburg, VA
Certificate issued
2017-04-07
Airworthiness date
1973-03-13
Registration expires
2027-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A36488
Mode S (octal)
50662210
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

  • 2027-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-04-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N318 to the current registrant.
  • 1973-03-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1966
    Manufactured (1966).
  • 1961-01-03
    N318 previously assigned to a Lockheed 18 (s/n 2445); cancelled.
  • 1946-02-25
    N318 previously assigned to a Consolidated Vultee BT-13A (s/n 2333); cancelled.
Overview

About N318

N318 is a 1966 Cessna 172 Skyhawk (FAA model R172E), serial number R172-0006. The FAA register lists Liberty University School of Aeronautics as the registrant in Lynchburg, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 7, 2017 and expires on April 30, 2027.

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), dated March 13, 1973.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N318.

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 N318.

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.