Single-engine piston

N6997A

1956 Cessna 172

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1956
Serial
29097
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental O-300 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Airpower Aviation Resources Inc (Corporation)
Based
Newbury Park, CA
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Registration record

N6997A on the FAA register

Type
1956 Cessna 172
Serial
29097
Engines
Continental O-300 series
Registered owner
Airpower Aviation Resources Inc
Newbury Park, CA
Certificate issued
2024-06-18
Airworthiness date
1956-08-28
Registration expires
2031-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A94F73
Mode S (octal)
52247563
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
420 nm
Cruise (type)
108 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-06-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N6997A.
  • 1956-08-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
Overview

About N6997A

N6997A is a 1956 Cessna 172, serial number 29097. The FAA register lists Airpower Aviation Resources Inc as the registrant in Newbury Park, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 18, 2024 and expires on June 30, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental O-300 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 108 knots and a range of about 420 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated August 28, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N6997A.

Cruise
108 kt
Range
420 nm
Power / thrust (each)
145
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,370 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,115 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 N6997A.

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.