Single-engine piston

N6506D

1979 Cessna 172N Skyhawk

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
17272835
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Whitefish Mountain Acft Rentals & Flt School LLC (LLC)
Based
Whitefish, MT
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Registration record

N6506D on the FAA register

Type
1979 Cessna 172N Skyhawk
Serial
17272835
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Whitefish Mountain Acft Rentals & Flt School LLC
Whitefish, MT
Certificate issued
2025-09-23
Airworthiness date
1979-06-18
Registration expires
2032-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A88FE8
Mode S (octal)
52107750
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

  • 2032-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-09-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N6506D to the current registrant.
  • 1979-06-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1970-06-30
    N6506D previously assigned to a Schleicher K 8 B (s/n 8036); cancelled.
Overview

About N6506D

N6506D is a 1979 Cessna 172N Skyhawk, serial number 17272835. The FAA register lists Whitefish Mountain Acft Rentals & Flt School LLC as the registrant in Whitefish, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 23, 2025 and expires on September 30, 2032.

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 June 18, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N6506D. 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

1966-08-25 Accident · Colorado Spgs Col, 06 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 2 0748
Reported aircraft: Schleicher K7B — a different aircraft that carried the N6506D 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.