Single-engine piston

N5178S

2002 Cessna 172R Skyhawk

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2002
Serial
17281097
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
G & M Aircraft Inc (Corporation)
Based
Wheat Ridge, CO
Registration record

N5178S on the FAA register

Type
2002 Cessna 172R Skyhawk
Serial
17281097
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
Registered owner
G & M Aircraft Inc
Wheat Ridge, CO
Certificate issued
2023-03-22
Airworthiness date
2002-03-11
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A67EF1
Mode S (octal)
51477361
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
687 nm
Cruise (type)
122 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-03-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N5178S to the current registrant.
  • 2002-03-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1975-05-08
    N5178S previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 180 / Archer / Challenger 180 (s/n 287105032); cancelled.
Overview

About N5178S

N5178S is a 2002 Cessna 172R Skyhawk, serial number 17281097. The FAA register lists G & M Aircraft Inc as the registrant in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 22, 2023 and expires on March 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-360-L2A engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 122 knots and a range of about 687 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated March 11, 2002.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5178S. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
122 kt
Range
687 nm
Fuel burn
10 gph

Published figures for the Cessna 172R Skyhawk type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1974-05-05 Accident · Willoughby H,Ohio, 35 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 1706
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28 — a different aircraft that carried the N5178S registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: PLAN.

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.