Single-engine piston

N6481J

1980 Cessna 172N Skyhawk

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
17273876
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Cape Flight Instruction Inc (Corporation)
Based
Cotuit, MA
Registration record

N6481J on the FAA register

Type
1980 Cessna 172N Skyhawk
Serial
17273876
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Cape Flight Instruction Inc
Cotuit, MA
Certificate issued
1994-01-31
Airworthiness date
1980-03-12
Registration expires
2029-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A88577
Mode S (octal)
52102567
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
440 nm
Cruise (type)
122 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1994-01-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N6481J to the current registrant.
  • 1980-03-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1974-03-25
    N6481J previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 180 / Archer / Challenger 180 (s/n 28-4909); cancelled.
Overview

About N6481J

N6481J is a 1980 Cessna 172N Skyhawk, serial number 17273876. The FAA register lists Cape Flight Instruction Inc as the registrant in Cotuit, Massachusetts. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 31, 1994 and expires on June 30, 2029.

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 122 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 March 12, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N6481J. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
122 kt
Range
440 nm
Power / thrust (each)
160
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,390 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,250 ft
Fuel burn
8 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1974-01-28 Accident · Emlenton,Pa, 38 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 0137
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28 — a different aircraft that carried the N6481J registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: T HIT TREES ABT 1500FT MSL.

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.