Single-engine piston

N3KV

1981 Cessna 172P Skyhawk

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1981
Serial
17274768
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Airmax Charters LLC (LLC)
Based
Lake Worth, FL
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Registration record

N3KV on the FAA register

Type
1981 Cessna 172P Skyhawk
Serial
17274768
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Registered owner
Airmax Charters LLC
Lake Worth, FL
Certificate issued
2023-06-18
Airworthiness date
1981-03-11
Registration expires
2030-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A31B95
Mode S (octal)
50615625
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
440 nm
Cruise (type)
95 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-06-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N3KV to the current registrant.
  • 2023-05-26
    Accident at Lake Worth, FL; damage: destroyed.
  • 2004-03-29
    N3KV previously assigned to a Homebuilt T-BIRD II (s/n 001KV); cancelled.
  • 1981-03-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N3KV

N3KV is a 1981 Cessna 172P Skyhawk, serial number 17274768. The FAA register lists Airmax Charters LLC as the registrant in Lake Worth, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 18, 2023 and expires on June 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-290 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 95 knots and a range of about 440 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated March 11, 1981.

N3KV has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
95 kt
Range
440 nm
Fuel burn
8 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

2023-05-26 Accident · Lake Worth, FL Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · ERA23FA247
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172
Probable cause: Maintenance personnel s failure to detect the corroded aileron cable during recent inspections, which resulted in the separation of the aileron control cable and a subsequent loss of airplane control during takeoff.
2001-11-10 Accident · Sherburn, MN Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · CHI02LA037
Reported aircraft: Vermeys T-Bird II — a different aircraft that carried the N3KV registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin.

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.