Single-engine piston

N43FA

1978 Cessna 172N

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
17270808
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Kingsky Flight Academy LLC (LLC)
Based
Lakeland, FL
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1978 Cessna 172N
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Registration record

N43FA on the FAA register

Type
1978 Cessna 172N
Serial
17270808
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Kingsky Flight Academy LLC
Lakeland, FL
Certificate issued
2025-09-12
Airworthiness date
1978-05-05
Registration expires
2032-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A52143
Mode S (octal)
51220503
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

  • 2032-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-09-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N43FA.
  • 1978-05-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N43FA

N43FA is a 1978 Cessna 172N, serial number 17270808. The FAA register lists Kingsky Flight Academy LLC as the registrant in Lakeland, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 12, 2025 and expires on September 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series 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, utility), dated May 5, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N43FA.

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 N43FA.

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.