Single-engine piston

N5251Z

2009 Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2009
Serial
172S10902
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Camden, SC
Registration record

N5251Z on the FAA register

Type
2009 Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP
Serial
172S10902
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Camden, SC
Certificate issued
2021-01-23
Airworthiness date
2009-07-29
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A69E14
Mode S (octal)
51517024
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
517 nm
Cruise (type)
124 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-01-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N5251Z to the current registrant.
  • 2009-07-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1981-04-29
    N5251Z previously assigned to a Cessna U206G Stationair / 206 Stationair (s/n U20606086); cancelled.
  • 1975-02-10
    N5251Z previously assigned to a Piper PA-22-108 (s/n 228935); cancelled.
Overview

About N5251Z

N5251Z is a 2009 Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP, serial number 172S10902. It is registered to co-owners in Camden, South Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 23, 2021 and expires on January 31, 2028.

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 124 knots and a range of about 517 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated July 29, 2009.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5251Z. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
124 kt
Range
517 nm
Power / thrust (each)
180
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,630 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,335 ft
Fuel burn
10 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1974-11-23 Accident · Polkton,Nc, 33 Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · 3 3915
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-22 — a different aircraft that carried the N5251Z registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: CROSSING UNDER LUSCOMBE R TO L.
1969-03-22 Accident · Wadesboro,Nc, 33 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0615
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-22 — a different aircraft that carried the N5251Z registration before this airframe.

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.