Single-engine piston

N4SW

1974 Cessna 172M Skyhawk

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1974
Serial
17263276
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Salem Airport Authority (Government)
Based
Salem, IL
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Registration record

N4SW on the FAA register

Type
1974 Cessna 172M Skyhawk
Serial
17263276
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Salem Airport Authority
Salem, IL
Certificate issued
2016-11-28
Airworthiness date
1974-05-17
Registration expires
2029-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A4A994
Mode S (octal)
51124624
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
435 nm
Cruise (type)
119 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-11-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N4SW to the current registrant.
  • 1980-07-28
    N4SW previously assigned to a Douglas DC-7 (s/n 44287); cancelled.
  • 1974-05-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N4SW

N4SW is a 1974 Cessna 172M Skyhawk, serial number 17263276. The FAA register lists Salem Airport Authority as the registrant in Salem, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 28, 2016 and expires on November 30, 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 119 knots and a range of about 435 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated May 17, 1974.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N4SW. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
119 kt
Range
435 nm
Fuel burn
8 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1979-09-14 Accident · Klamath Falls,Or, 37 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3071
Reported aircraft: Douglas DC-7C — a different aircraft that carried the N4SW registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: T PATH.

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.