Single-engine piston

N5457E

1978 Cessna 172N

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
17271873
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Bloomington, IN
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1978 Cessna 172N
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Registration record

N5457E on the FAA register

Type
1978 Cessna 172N
Serial
17271873
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Bloomington, IN
Certificate issued
2017-04-25
Airworthiness date
1978-11-16
Registration expires
2027-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A6EDD1
Mode S (octal)
51566721
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

  • 2027-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-04-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N5457E.
  • 1978-11-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N5457E

N5457E is a 1978 Cessna 172N, serial number 17271873. It is registered to an individual in Bloomington, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 25, 2017 and expires on April 30, 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 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 16, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5457E. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

1967-03-04 Accident · Hacketstown,Nj, 30 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0854
Reported aircraft: Helio Acft H-250 — a different aircraft that carried the N5457E registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: KE FEWER RUTS IN SOFT FIELD.FURTHER DAMAGE ON LDG.

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.