Single-engine piston

N712D

1976 Cessna 172N Skyhawk

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1976
Serial
17268279
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Alpha Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Dalhart, TX
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Registration record

N712D on the FAA register

Type
1976 Cessna 172N Skyhawk
Serial
17268279
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Alpha Aviation LLC
Dalhart, TX
Certificate issued
2025-10-02
Airworthiness date
1979-12-02
Registration expires
2032-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A983C6
Mode S (octal)
52301706
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

  • 2032-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-10-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N712D to the current registrant.
  • 1992-07-16
    N712D previously assigned to a Mooney M20M Bravo / M20M GX Bravo / M20M TLS (s/n 270097); cancelled.
  • 1979-12-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1976
    Manufactured (1976).
Overview

About N712D

N712D is a 1976 Cessna 172N Skyhawk, serial number 17268279. The FAA register lists Alpha Aviation LLC as the registrant in Dalhart, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 2, 2025 and expires on October 31, 2032.

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 December 2, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N712D.

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 N712D.

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.