Single-engine piston

N72SA

1979 Cessna 172N Skyhawk

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
17272017
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320-H2AD
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
International Air Services Inc Trustee (Corporation)
Based
Carson City, NV
Registration record

N72SA on the FAA register

Type
1979 Cessna 172N Skyhawk
Serial
17272017
Engines
Lycoming O-320-H2AD
Registered owner
International Air Services Inc Trustee
Carson City, NV
Certificate issued
2026-02-24
Airworthiness date
2026-03-11
Registration expires
2033-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A9A2C4
Mode S (octal)
52321304
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

  • 2033-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-03-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2026-02-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N72SA to the current registrant.
  • 2018-03-06
    N72SA previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 140 / PA-28 Cherokee / Cherokee 160 (s/n 28-7125612); cancelled.
  • 1979
    Manufactured (1979).
Overview

About N72SA

N72SA is a 1979 Cessna 172N Skyhawk, serial number 17272017. The FAA register lists International Air Services Inc Trustee as the registrant in Carson City, Nevada. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 24, 2026 and expires on February 28, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320-H2AD 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), dated March 11, 2026.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N72SA.

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 N72SA.

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.