Single-engine piston

N72CX

1969 Cessna 172 Skyhawk

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1969
Serial
17258725
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Corsair Engine Technologies (Corporation)
Based
Colorado Springs, CO
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Registration record

N72CX on the FAA register

Type
1969 Cessna 172 Skyhawk (FAA: Cessna 172K)
Serial
17258725
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Corsair Engine Technologies
Colorado Springs, CO
Certificate issued
2016-12-02
Airworthiness date
2025-07-15
Registration expires
2029-12-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental
Mode S (hex)
A9A17B
Mode S (octal)
52320573
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

  • 2029-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-07-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category).
  • 2016-12-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N72CX.
  • 1969
    Manufactured (1969).
Overview

About N72CX

N72CX is a 1969 Cessna 172 Skyhawk (FAA model 172K), serial number 17258725. The FAA register lists Corsair Engine Technologies as the registrant in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 2, 2016 and expires on December 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG 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 experimental category, dated July 15, 2025.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N72CX.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N72CX.

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.