Single-engine piston

N4896M

1981 Cessna 172P Skyhawk

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
17274294
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Smtm Holdings Inc (Corporation)
Based
Wilmington, DE
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Registration record

N4896M on the FAA register

Type
1981 Cessna 172P Skyhawk
Serial
17274294
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Smtm Holdings Inc
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2025-05-16
Airworthiness date
2021-09-02
Registration expires
2032-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A60D3E
Mode S (octal)
51406476
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

  • 2032-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-05-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N4896M to the current registrant.
  • 2021-09-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1981
    Manufactured (1981).
  • 1954-11-23
    N4896M previously assigned to a Piper PA-11 (s/n 11-417); cancelled.
Overview

About N4896M

N4896M is a 1981 Cessna 172P Skyhawk, serial number 17274294. The FAA register lists Smtm Holdings Inc as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 16, 2025 and expires on May 31, 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 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 September 2, 2021.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N4896M.

Cruise
95 kt
Range
440 nm
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 N4896M.

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.