Single-engine piston

N56LU

2016 Cessna 172S

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2016
Serial
172S11727
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Service Oriented Aviation Readiness S.O.A.R. (Corporation)
Based
Bolivar, MO
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2016 Cessna 172S
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Registration record

N56LU on the FAA register

Type
2016 Cessna 172S
Serial
172S11727
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
Registered owner
Service Oriented Aviation Readiness S.O.A.R.
Bolivar, MO
Certificate issued
2024-07-26
Airworthiness date
2016-09-14
Registration expires
2031-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A7259E
Mode S (octal)
51622636
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

  • 2031-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-07-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N56LU to the current registrant.
  • 2016-09-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1977-11-01
    N56LU previously assigned to a Homebuilt T-18 (s/n 38); cancelled.
Overview

About N56LU

N56LU is a 2016 Cessna 172S, serial number 172S11727. The FAA register lists Service Oriented Aviation Readiness S.O.A.R. as the registrant in Bolivar, Missouri. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 26, 2024 and expires on July 31, 2031.

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 September 14, 2016.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N56LU. 1 earlier record involves 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

1977-07-08 Accident · Van Nuys,Ca, 05 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 1868
Reported aircraft: Thorp T-18 — a different aircraft that carried the N56LU 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.