Single-engine piston

N5243R

1974 Cessna 172M Skyhawk

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1974
Serial
17263457
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Draco Flight School Inc (Corporation)
Based
Chino, CA
Registration record

N5243R on the FAA register

Type
1974 Cessna 172M Skyhawk
Serial
17263457
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Draco Flight School Inc
Chino, CA
Certificate issued
2024-05-18
Airworthiness date
1974-06-28
Registration expires
2031-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A69A9B
Mode S (octal)
51515233
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

  • 2031-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-05-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N5243R.
  • 1974-06-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N5243R

N5243R is a 1974 Cessna 172M Skyhawk, serial number 17263457. The FAA register lists Draco Flight School Inc as the registrant in Chino, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 18, 2024 and expires on May 31, 2031.

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 June 28, 1974.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N5243R.

Cruise
119 kt
Range
435 nm
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 N5243R.

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.