Single-engine piston

N50968

Cessna 172P Skyhawk

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
17274241
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Pacific Fleet Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Rochester, NY
Registration record

N50968 on the FAA register

Type
Cessna 172P Skyhawk
Serial
17274241
Engines
1
Registered owner
Pacific Fleet Aviation LLC
Rochester, NY
Certificate issued
2023-03-07
Airworthiness date
1980-09-29
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A65EAA
Mode S (octal)
51457252
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

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-03-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N50968 to the current registrant.
  • 1980-09-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1964-08-21
    N50968 previously assigned to a Taylorcraft DCO-65 / L-2M (s/n 5910); cancelled.
Overview

About N50968

N50968 is a Cessna 172P Skyhawk, serial number 17274241. The FAA register lists Pacific Fleet Aviation LLC as the registrant in Rochester, New York. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 7, 2023 and expires on March 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston 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 29, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N50968. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
95 kt
Range
440 nm
Fuel burn
8 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1964-06-03 Accident · Dewitt Mich, 22 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 2 0343
Reported aircraft: Taylorcraft DC0-65 — a different aircraft that carried the N50968 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: NE-HALF HOURS BEFORE TAKEOFF

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.