Single-engine piston

N6694E

1978 Cessna 172N

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
17272050
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Thunderbird Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Littleton, CO
1978 Cessna 172N
Representative photo of a Cessna 172N. Not a photo of N6694E.
Registration record

N6694E on the FAA register

Type
1978 Cessna 172N
Serial
17272050
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Thunderbird Aviation LLC
Littleton, CO
Certificate issued
2019-02-05
Airworthiness date
1979-01-02
Registration expires
2029-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A8D891
Mode S (octal)
52154221
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

  • 2029-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-02-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N6694E to the current registrant.
  • 1979-01-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1978
    Manufactured (1978).
  • 1959-09-29
    N6694E previously assigned to a Cessna 175 (s/n 56194); cancelled.
Overview

About N6694E

N6694E is a 1978 Cessna 172N, serial number 17272050. The FAA register lists Thunderbird Aviation LLC as the registrant in Littleton, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 5, 2019 and expires on February 28, 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 January 2, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N6694E.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N6694E.

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.