Single-engine piston

N52987

1978 Cessna 177RG

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
177RG1323
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Watsonville, CA
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1978 Cessna 177RG
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Registration record

N52987 on the FAA register

Type
1978 Cessna 177RG
Serial
177RG1323
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Watsonville, CA
Certificate issued
2017-08-28
Airworthiness date
1978-03-02
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A6ADED
Mode S (octal)
51526755
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
500 nm
Cruise (type)
149 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$107,296 to $174,996
Middle half of 8 live Cessna 177RG listings, 1971–1979 models (median $139,250). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N52987.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-08-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N52987 to the current registrant.
  • 1978-03-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1952-02-21
    N52987 previously assigned to a Consolidated Vultee BT-13A (s/n 9923); cancelled.
Overview

About N52987

N52987 is a 1978 Cessna 177RG, serial number 177RG1323. It is registered to co-owners in Watsonville, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 28, 2017 and expires on August 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 149 knots and a range of about 500 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated March 2, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N52987.

Cruise
149 kt
Range
500 nm
Fuel burn
10 gph

Published figures for the Cessna 177RG type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Cessna 177RG specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N52987.

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.