Single-engine piston

N680MA

1999 Cessna 172S

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1999
Serial
172S8202
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming I0360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Christiansen Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Wilmington, DE
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1999 Cessna 172S
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Registration record

N680MA on the FAA register

Type
1999 Cessna 172S
Serial
172S8202
Engines
Lycoming I0360 series
Registered owner
Christiansen Aviation LLC
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2022-08-16
Airworthiness date
1999-07-06
Registration expires
2029-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A9044B
Mode S (octal)
52202113
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
517 nm
Cruise (type)
124 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-08-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N680MA to the current registrant.
  • 2012-07-09
    Accident at Allentown, PA; damage: substantial.
  • 1999-07-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1993-04-22
    N680MA previously assigned to a Boeing Of Canada/Dehav Div DHC-8-311 (s/n 242); cancelled.
Overview

About N680MA

N680MA is a 1999 Cessna 172S, serial number 172S8202. The FAA register lists Christiansen Aviation LLC as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 16, 2022 and expires on August 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming I0360 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 124 knots and a range of about 517 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated July 6, 1999.

N680MA has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
124 kt
Range
517 nm
Power / thrust (each)
180
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,630 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,335 ft
Fuel burn
10 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

2012-07-09 Accident · Allentown, PA Damage: Substantial NTSB · ERA12LA445
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172S
Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a touch-and-go takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and a subsequent impact with a gopher hole, and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the student pilot and his delayed remedial action.
1992-10-08 Incident · Anchorage, AK NTSB · ANC93IA007B
Reported aircraft: De Havilland DHC-8 — a different aircraft that carried the N680MA registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: IMPROPER ATC CLEARANCE INSTRUCTIONS BY THE APPROACH CONTROLLER, RESULTING IN A FAILURE TO INSURE SAFE SEPARATION BETWEEN AN AIRPLANE IN VISUAL CONDITIONS WITH AN AIRPLANE IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS ON CONVERGING COURSES. A FACTOR WHICH CONTRIBUTED WAS INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION PROVIDED TO BOTH PILOTS BY THE CONTROLLER.

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.