Single-engine piston

N7272A

1956 Cessna 172

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1956
Serial
29372
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental O-300 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Open Air Ltd Co Dba + 1 co-owner (LLC)
Based
Pella, IA
What's N7272A worth? Track flights
1956 Cessna 172
Representative photo of a Cessna 172. Not a photo of N7272A.
Registration record

N7272A on the FAA register

Type
1956 Cessna 172
Serial
29372
Engines
Continental O-300 series
Registered owner
Open Air Ltd Co Dba + 1 co-owner
Pella, IA
Certificate issued
2023-10-14
Airworthiness date
1956-09-23
Registration expires
2030-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A9C02C
Mode S (octal)
52340054
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

  • 2030-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-10-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N7272A.
  • 1956-09-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
Overview

About N7272A

N7272A is a 1956 Cessna 172, serial number 29372. The FAA register lists Open Air Ltd Co Dba + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Pella, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 14, 2023 and expires on October 31, 2030.

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 September 23, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N7272A.

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

Published figures for the Cessna 172 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Cessna 172 specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N7272A.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

Same model

More Cessna 172 aircraft

N100AW
1956 Cessna 172
N1073Y
1956 Cessna 172
N1100
1956 Cessna 172
N112N
1956 Cessna 172
N11KT
1956 Cessna 172
N16F
1956 Cessna 172
N16SB
1956 Cessna 172
N171Q
1956 Cessna 172
All 1,805 Cessna 172 registrations →
Same state

Other aircraft registered in Iowa

N72716
National Ballooning 755-12
N7271F
National Ballooning 858
N7271M
National Ballooning 752
N72742
1946 Cessna 140
N72757
Cessna 140
N727RV
2022 Homebuilt Vans Acft RV-7A
All 4,510 aircraft registered in Iowa →
Similar aircraft

Other single-engine pistons on the register

More from Cessna

Cessna models on the register

Own N7272A?

Get a free valuation, digitize the logbooks, or list it on fyiAero.

Free valuation Logbook transcription

Browse: Cessna aircraft for sale· Cessna 172 overview· Aircraft registered in Iowa· Registry by state· FAA registry stats

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.