Single-engine piston

N65872

1983 Cessna 172P Skyhawk

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1983
Serial
17275909
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Channel Islands Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Camarillo, CA
Registration record

N65872 on the FAA register

Type
1983 Cessna 172P Skyhawk
Serial
17275909
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Channel Islands Aviation Inc
Camarillo, CA
Certificate issued
2022-11-29
Airworthiness date
1983-02-11
Registration expires
2029-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A8ADDA
Mode S (octal)
52126732
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
440 nm
Cruise (type)
95 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-11-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N65872.
  • 1983-02-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N65872

N65872 is a 1983 Cessna 172P Skyhawk, serial number 17275909. The FAA register lists Channel Islands Aviation Inc as the registrant in Camarillo, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 29, 2022 and expires on November 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 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 February 11, 1983.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N65872. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
95 kt
Range
440 nm
Fuel burn
8 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1972-08-29 Accident · Greenwood,Miss, 24 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3135
Reported aircraft: Boeing E75 — a different aircraft that carried the N65872 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.