Single-engine piston

N63SA

1973 Cessna 172M Skyhawk

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1973
Serial
17261610
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Sky View Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Lenoir, NC
Registration record

N63SA on the FAA register

Type
1973 Cessna 172M Skyhawk
Serial
17261610
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Sky View Aviation LLC
Lenoir, NC
Certificate issued
2026-04-06
Airworthiness date
1973-04-14
Registration expires
2033-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A83CF4
Mode S (octal)
52036364
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

  • 2033-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-04-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N63SA to the current registrant.
  • 2013-02-25
    N63SA previously assigned to a American Champion Citabria 7-KCAB / Citabria 7KCAB (s/n 124); cancelled.
  • 1999-03-03
    N63SA previously assigned to a Cessna T303 / 303 Crusader (s/n T30300182); cancelled.
  • 1993-07-09
    N63SA previously assigned to a Swearingen SA226TC (s/n TC222); cancelled.
  • 1973-04-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N63SA

N63SA is a 1973 Cessna 172M Skyhawk, serial number 17261610. The FAA register lists Sky View Aviation LLC as the registrant in Lenoir, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 6, 2026 and expires on April 30, 2033.

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 April 14, 1973.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N63SA. 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

1982-10-16 Accident · Palm Springs, CA Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · LAX83FA002
Reported aircraft: Swearingen SA-226TC — a different aircraft that carried the N63SA 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.