Single-engine piston

N421CV

1979 Cessna 172N Skyhawk

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
17272437
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A4M
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Red-Tailed Hawks Aviation Academy Inc (Corporation)
Based
Mukilteo, WA
Registration record

N421CV on the FAA register

Type
1979 Cessna 172N Skyhawk
Serial
17272437
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A4M
Registered owner
Red-Tailed Hawks Aviation Academy Inc
Mukilteo, WA
Certificate issued
2025-10-28
Airworthiness date
2024-04-05
Registration expires
2032-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A4FF9C
Mode S (octal)
51177634
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
440 nm
Cruise (type)
122 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-10-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N421CV to the current registrant.
  • 2024-04-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2012-02-03
    N421CV previously assigned to a Cessna 421C (s/n 421C0703); cancelled.
  • 1979
    Manufactured (1979).
Overview

About N421CV

N421CV is a 1979 Cessna 172N Skyhawk, serial number 17272437. The FAA register lists Red-Tailed Hawks Aviation Academy Inc as the registrant in Mukilteo, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 28, 2025 and expires on October 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-360-A4M engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 122 knots and a range of about 440 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated April 5, 2024.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N421CV.

Cruise
122 kt
Range
440 nm
Power / thrust (each)
160
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,390 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,250 ft
Fuel burn
8 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N421CV.

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.