Single-engine piston

N7023A

1956 Cessna 172

Not current (FAA status 20) 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1956
Serial
29123
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental O-300 series
Status
Not current (FAA status 20)
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Belle Fourche, SD
1956 Cessna 172
Representative photo of a Cessna 172. Not a photo of N7023A.
Registration record

N7023A on the FAA register

Type
1956 Cessna 172
Serial
29123
Engines
Continental O-300 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Belle Fourche, SD
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
1956-08-21
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A95EBE
Mode S (octal)
52257276
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
420 nm
Cruise (type)
108 kt
Status
Not current (FAA status 20)
Registry history

Timeline

  • 1978-11-05
    Accident at South Bend,In, 14; damage: substantial.
  • 1956-08-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
Overview

About N7023A

N7023A is a 1956 Cessna 172, serial number 29123. It is registered to an individual in Belle Fourche, South Dakota.

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 21, 1956.

N7023A has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

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

1978-11-05 Accident · South Bend,In, 14 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3394
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172

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.