Single-engine piston

N5221E

1978 Cessna 172N

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
17271778
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Air Capital Aviators Club (Corporation)
Based
Wichita, KS
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1978 Cessna 172N
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Registration record

N5221E on the FAA register

Type
1978 Cessna 172N
Serial
17271778
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Air Capital Aviators Club
Wichita, KS
Certificate issued
1997-10-30
Airworthiness date
1978-11-01
Registration expires
2028-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A692DC
Mode S (octal)
51511334
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

  • 2028-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1997-10-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N5221E to the current registrant.
  • 1978-11-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1959-06-18
    N5221E previously assigned to a Cessna 180 Floatplane (s/n 50521); cancelled.
Overview

About N5221E

N5221E is a 1978 Cessna 172N, serial number 17271778. The FAA register lists Air Capital Aviators Club as the registrant in Wichita, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 30, 1997 and expires on November 30, 2028.

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 1, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N5221E.

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 N5221E.

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.