Single-engine piston

N54120

1981 Cessna 172P Skyhawk

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1981
Serial
17274884
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Carastro Enterprises LLC (LLC)
Based
Montgomery, AL
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Registration record

N54120 on the FAA register

Type
1981 Cessna 172P Skyhawk
Serial
17274884
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Carastro Enterprises LLC
Montgomery, AL
Certificate issued
2014-07-02
Airworthiness date
1981-04-10
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A6DE5A
Mode S (octal)
51557132
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
440 nm
Cruise (type)
95 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-07-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N54120 to the current registrant.
  • 2011-06-19
    Incident at Gulfport, MS.
  • 1981-04-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1974-07-23
    N54120 previously assigned to a Piper Turbo Aztec F / Turbo Aztec E / Aztec B (s/n 27-7405427); cancelled.
Overview

About N54120

N54120 is a 1981 Cessna 172P Skyhawk, serial number 17274884. The FAA register lists Carastro Enterprises LLC as the registrant in Montgomery, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 2, 2014 and expires on July 31, 2027.

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 95 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 April 10, 1981.

N54120 has 1 accident/incident record on file; details are below.

Cruise
95 kt
Range
440 nm
Fuel burn
8 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

2011-06-19 Incident · Gulfport, MS NTSB · OPS11IA673B
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172P
Probable cause: the Gulfport control tower local controller cleared two aircraft for takeoff from runways with intersecting departure flight paths without ensuring the first aircraft had passed the flight path intersection prior to clearing the second aircraft for takeoff.

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.