Single-engine piston

N62296

Cessna 172P Skyhawk

Not current (FAA status 7) 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
17275249
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Not current (FAA status 7)
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Signal Hill, CA
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Registration record

N62296 on the FAA register

Type
Cessna 172P Skyhawk
Serial
17275249
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Signal Hill, CA
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
1981-08-20
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A8215D
Mode S (octal)
52020535
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
440 nm
Cruise (type)
95 kt
Status
Not current (FAA status 7)
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2025-08-01
    Accident at Gainesville, TX; damage: substantial.
  • 1981-08-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N62296

N62296 is a Cessna 172P Skyhawk, serial number 17275249. It is registered to an individual in Signal Hill, California.

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 August 20, 1981.

N62296 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Cruise
95 kt
Range
440 nm
Fuel burn
8 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

2025-08-01 Accident · Gainesville, TX Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN25LA300
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172P
Preliminary report: On August 1, 2025, about 0802 central daylight time, a Cessna 172P airplane, N62296, was substantially damaged during an accident near Gainesville, Texas. The flight instructor and pilot-receiving-instruction were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 instructional flight. The flight instructor reported that the airplane had a sudden loss of engine power during initial climb from runway 36 at Gainesville Municipal Airport (GLE), Gainesville, Texas. The flight instructor estimated that the loss of engine power occurred 250-300 feet above ground level (agl). The engine tachometer indicated about 2,000 rpm after the loss of engine…
NTSB report ↗

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.