Single-engine piston

N78303

1968 Cessna 172K

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1968
Serial
17257560
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320-E2D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Citizen Air LLC (LLC)
Based
Port Angeles, WA
Registration record

N78303 on the FAA register

Type
1968 Cessna 172K
Serial
17257560
Engines
Lycoming O-320-E2D
Registered owner
Citizen Air LLC
Port Angeles, WA
Certificate issued
2025-05-09
Airworthiness date
2018-08-16
Registration expires
2032-05-31
Airworthiness class
Multiple
Mode S (hex)
AA9E1F
Mode S (octal)
52517037
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
418 nm
Cruise (type)
92 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-05-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N78303 to the current registrant.
  • 2018-08-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (multiple category).
  • 1968
    Manufactured (1968).
  • 1949-03-08
    N78303 previously assigned to a Globe GC-1 (s/n 2303); cancelled.
Overview

About N78303

N78303 is a 1968 Cessna 172K, serial number 17257560. The FAA register lists Citizen Air LLC as the registrant in Port Angeles, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 9, 2025 and expires on May 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320-E2D engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 92 knots and a range of about 418 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is multiple category, dated August 16, 2018.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N78303.

Cruise
92 kt
Range
418 nm
Fuel burn
8 gph

Published figures for the Cessna 172K type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N78303.

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.