Single-engine piston

N6609D

1979 Cessna 172N Skyhawk

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
17272896
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320-H2AD
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Copperhead Environmental Consulting Inc (Corporation)
Based
Paint Lick, KY
What's N6609D worth? Track flights
Registration record

N6609D on the FAA register

Type
1979 Cessna 172N Skyhawk
Serial
17272896
Engines
Lycoming O-320-H2AD
Registered owner
Copperhead Environmental Consulting Inc
Paint Lick, KY
Certificate issued
2011-05-11
Airworthiness date
2012-12-12
Registration expires
2027-05-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A8B7D0
Mode S (octal)
52133720
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).
  • 2012-12-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 2011-05-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N6609D to the current registrant.
  • 1979
    Manufactured (1979).
  • 1962-11-14
    N6609D previously assigned to a Lockheed PV-2 (s/n 151173); cancelled.
Overview

About N6609D

N6609D is a 1979 Cessna 172N Skyhawk, serial number 17272896. The FAA register lists Copperhead Environmental Consulting Inc as the registrant in Paint Lick, Kentucky. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 11, 2011 and expires on May 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320-H2AD 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 restricted category, dated December 12, 2012.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N6609D.

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

Published figures for the Cessna 172N Skyhawk type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Cessna 172N Skyhawk specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N6609D.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

Same model

More Cessna 172N Skyhawk aircraft

N1014F
1979 Cessna 172N Skyhawk
N1019F
1979 Cessna 172N Skyhawk
N1057F
1979 Cessna 172N Skyhawk
N1068F
1979 Cessna 172N Skyhawk
N1073F
1979 Cessna 172N Skyhawk
N1080F
1979 Cessna 172N Skyhawk
N1082F
1979 Cessna 172N Skyhawk
N1085F
1979 Cessna 172N Skyhawk
All 3,138 Cessna 172N Skyhawk registrations →
Same state

Other aircraft registered in Kentucky

N659WG
2018 Textron Aviation 525
N65PB
2014 Homebuilt Titan II-S
N66009
1974 Cessna 150
N66115
1974 Cessna 150M
N6616R
Beechcraft B19
N661BG
2016 Robinson R66 Turbine Helicopters
All 2,981 aircraft registered in Kentucky →
Similar aircraft

Other single-engine pistons on the register

More from Cessna

Cessna models on the register

Own N6609D?

Get a free valuation, digitize the logbooks, or list it on fyiAero.

Free valuation Logbook transcription

Browse: Cessna aircraft for sale· Cessna 172N Skyhawk overview· Aircraft registered in Kentucky· Registry by state· FAA registry stats

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.