Single-engine piston

N4969E

1978 Cessna 172N

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
17271685
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Capricorn Equipment Co (Corporation)
Based
Madisonville, KY
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Registration record

N4969E on the FAA register

Type
1978 Cessna 172N
Serial
17271685
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Capricorn Equipment Co
Madisonville, KY
Certificate issued
1981-06-12
Airworthiness date
1978-10-25
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A629FA
Mode S (octal)
51424772
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

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1981-06-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N4969E to the current registrant.
  • 1978-10-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1965-06-05
    N4969E previously assigned to a Homebuilt B7MC-404 (s/n 374-937); cancelled.
Overview

About N4969E

N4969E is a 1978 Cessna 172N, serial number 17271685. The FAA register lists Capricorn Equipment Co as the registrant in Madisonville, Kentucky. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 12, 1981 and expires on August 31, 2027.

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 October 25, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N4969E.

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 N4969E.

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.