Single-engine piston

N681MA

1999 Cessna 172S

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1999
Serial
172S8203
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming I0360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Christiansen Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Wilmington, DE
1999 Cessna 172S
Representative photo of a Cessna 172S. Not a photo of N681MA.
Registration record

N681MA on the FAA register

Type
1999 Cessna 172S
Serial
172S8203
Engines
Lycoming I0360 series
Registered owner
Christiansen Aviation LLC
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2022-08-16
Airworthiness date
1999-07-12
Registration expires
2029-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A90802
Mode S (octal)
52204002
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 N681MA to the current registrant.
  • 1999-07-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1996-04-04
    N681MA previously assigned to a Boeing 737-3M8 (s/n 24376); cancelled.
Overview

About N681MA

N681MA is a 1999 Cessna 172S, serial number 172S8203. 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 12, 1999.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N681MA. 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

1994-12-11 Accident · Anchorage, AK Serious injury NTSB · ANC95FA019
Reported aircraft: Boeing 737-3M8 (300) — a different aircraft that carried the N681MA registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE B SYSTEM CHANNEL AUTOPILOT ELEVATOR ACTUATOR.

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.