Single-engine piston

N5136E

1978 Cessna 172N

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1978
Serial
17271729
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC (LLC)
Based
Denton, TX
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Registration record

N5136E on the FAA register

Type
1978 Cessna 172N
Serial
17271729
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC
Denton, TX
Certificate issued
2025-10-16
Airworthiness date
1978-11-07
Registration expires
2032-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A66FC3
Mode S (octal)
51467703
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

  • 2032-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-01-07
    Accident at San Marcos, TX; damage: substantial.
  • 2025-10-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N5136E to the current registrant.
  • 1978-11-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1959-03-25
    N5136E previously assigned to a Cessna 180 Floatplane (s/n 50436); cancelled.
Overview

About N5136E

N5136E is a 1978 Cessna 172N, serial number 17271729. The FAA register lists Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC as the registrant in Denton, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 16, 2025 and expires on October 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 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 November 7, 1978.

N5136E has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

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

2026-01-07 Accident · San Marcos, TX Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · CEN26LA092
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172
Probable cause: The flight instructor s failure to properly configure the elevator trim for the takeoff, that resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor s failure to follow the before takeoff checklist.
NTSB report ↗

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.