Single-engine piston

N6217N

Cessna 172R Skyhawk / 172 Skyhawk

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
17281544
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Xing Kong Aviation Service LLC (LLC)
Based
Atwater, CA
Registration record

N6217N on the FAA register

Type
Cessna 172R Skyhawk / 172 Skyhawk
Serial
17281544
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
Registered owner
Xing Kong Aviation Service LLC
Atwater, CA
Certificate issued
2025-12-03
Airworthiness date
2008-09-22
Registration expires
2032-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A81D4E
Mode S (octal)
52016516
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
687 nm
Cruise (type)
122 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-12-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N6217N to the current registrant.
  • 2008-09-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2005-06-20
    N6217N previously assigned to a Homebuilt Rans Airaile S-12 (s/n 1292335); cancelled.
  • 1991-05-24
    N6217N previously assigned to a Cessna 182R Skylane (s/n 18267800); cancelled.
  • 1971-08-05
    N6217N previously assigned to a Bell 206A (s/n 108); cancelled.
Overview

About N6217N

N6217N is a Cessna 172R Skyhawk / 172 Skyhawk, serial number 17281544. The FAA register lists Xing Kong Aviation Service LLC as the registrant in Atwater, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 3, 2025 and expires on December 31, 2032.

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 122 knots and a range of about 687 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated September 22, 2008.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N6217N. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
122 kt
Range
687 nm
Fuel burn
10 gph

Published figures for the Cessna 172R Skyhawk / 172 Skyhawk type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1971-06-09 Accident · Gulf Of Mexico, 95 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 2158
Reported aircraft: Bell 206A — a different aircraft that carried the N6217N registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: FAILED AT CRITICAL PHASE OF FLT.PLT UN CTL ACFT.

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.