Single-engine piston

N4893J

1979 Cessna 172N Skyhawk

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
17273692
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Martineau Aircraft Inc (Corporation)
Based
Butte, MT
Registration record

N4893J on the FAA register

Type
1979 Cessna 172N Skyhawk
Serial
17273692
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Martineau Aircraft Inc
Butte, MT
Certificate issued
2022-03-10
Airworthiness date
1980-01-03
Registration expires
2029-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A60CD2
Mode S (octal)
51406322
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

  • 2029-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-03-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N4893J to the current registrant.
  • 1980-01-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1979
    Manufactured (1979).
  • 1971-10-04
    N4893J previously assigned to a Beechcraft C55 Baron / 95-55 (s/n TE-371); cancelled.
Overview

About N4893J

N4893J is a 1979 Cessna 172N Skyhawk, serial number 17273692. The FAA register lists Martineau Aircraft Inc as the registrant in Butte, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 10, 2022 and expires on March 31, 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, utility), dated January 3, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N4893J. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

1971-08-06 Accident · Coats,Kans, 16 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 2215
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft 95-C55 — a different aircraft that carried the N4893J registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: WEA. ACFT DISINTEGRATED.

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.