Single-engine piston

N56MW

1975 Cessna 172M Skyhawk

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1975
Serial
17265314
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Heartland Ag Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Lancaster, KS
Registration record

N56MW on the FAA register

Type
1975 Cessna 172M Skyhawk
Serial
17265314
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Heartland Ag Aviation LLC
Lancaster, KS
Certificate issued
2021-04-27
Airworthiness date
1975-05-16
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A725B9
Mode S (octal)
51622671
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
435 nm
Cruise (type)
119 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-04-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N56MW to the current registrant.
  • 1983-04-12
    N56MW previously assigned to a Rockwell International NA-265-65 (s/n 20270); cancelled.
  • 1975-05-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N56MW

N56MW is a 1975 Cessna 172M Skyhawk, serial number 17265314. The FAA register lists Heartland Ag Aviation LLC as the registrant in Lancaster, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 27, 2021 and expires on April 30, 2028.

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 119 knots and a range of about 435 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated May 16, 1975.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N56MW. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
119 kt
Range
435 nm
Fuel burn
8 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1980-07-15 Accident · Hobbs,Nm, 31 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 1810
Reported aircraft: Schleicher ASW-20 — a different aircraft that carried the N56MW registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: ERTICAL ATTITUDE.RET N/WHEEL,CLOSED CANOPY,97DEG.

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.