Single-engine piston

N4538E

1978 Cessna 172N

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
17271623
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Grasshopper Flying Club Inc (Corporation)
Based
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Registration record

N4538E on the FAA register

Type
1978 Cessna 172N
Serial
17271623
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Grasshopper Flying Club Inc
Poughkeepsie, NY
Certificate issued
1995-12-01
Airworthiness date
1979-04-16
Registration expires
2029-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A580B6
Mode S (octal)
51300266
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

  • 2029-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1995-12-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N4538E to the current registrant.
  • 1979-04-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1978
    Manufactured (1978).
  • 1955-08-04
    N4538E previously assigned to a Aeronca 7 Champion DC (s/n 7DC-142); cancelled.
Overview

About N4538E

N4538E is a 1978 Cessna 172N, serial number 17271623. The FAA register lists Grasshopper Flying Club Inc as the registrant in Poughkeepsie, New York. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 1, 1995 and expires on February 28, 2029.

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), dated April 16, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N4538E.

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 N4538E.

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.