Single-engine piston

N64SF

1977 Cessna 172N

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1977
Serial
17268706
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320-D2J
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Safe Flight Instrument Corp (Corporation)
Based
White Plains, NY
1977 Cessna 172N
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Registration record

N64SF on the FAA register

Type
1977 Cessna 172N
Serial
17268706
Engines
Lycoming O-320-D2J
Registered owner
Safe Flight Instrument Corp
White Plains, NY
Certificate issued
2014-05-15
Airworthiness date
2026-09-11
Registration expires
2027-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · research & development
Mode S (hex)
A86478
Mode S (octal)
52062170
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

  • 2027-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-09-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
  • 2014-05-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N64SF to the current registrant.
  • 2006-04-28
    N64SF previously assigned to a Aerofab Lake 250 (s/n 112); cancelled.
  • 1991-10-22
    N64SF previously assigned to a Aerospatiale AS350B1 Ecureuil (s/n 2148); cancelled.
  • 1977
    Manufactured (1977).
Overview

About N64SF

N64SF is a 1977 Cessna 172N, serial number 17268706. The FAA register lists Safe Flight Instrument Corp as the registrant in White Plains, New York. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 15, 2014 and expires on May 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320-D2J 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 experimental category (research & development), dated September 11, 2026.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N64SF. 2 earlier records involve 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

2003-10-06 Accident · Laconia, NH Damage: Substantial NTSB · NYC04CA002
Reported aircraft: Lake LA250 — a different aircraft that carried the N64SF registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's improper starting procedure. A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of recent experience in make and model airplane.
1991-08-29 Accident · Walton, OR Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · SEA91FA223
Reported aircraft: Aerospatiale 350 B1 — a different aircraft that carried the N64SF registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM TERRAIN.

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.