Single-engine piston

N80FP

1978 Cessna 172N

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1978
Serial
17271343
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Carastro Enterprises LLC (LLC)
Based
Montgomery, AL
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1978 Cessna 172N
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Registration record

N80FP on the FAA register

Type
1978 Cessna 172N
Serial
17271343
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Carastro Enterprises LLC
Montgomery, AL
Certificate issued
2020-01-23
Airworthiness date
1978-08-16
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
AAE00F
Mode S (octal)
52560017
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

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-11-25
    Accident at New Orleans, LA; damage: destroyed.
  • 2020-01-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N80FP.
  • 1978-08-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N80FP

N80FP is a 1978 Cessna 172N, serial number 17271343. The FAA register lists Carastro Enterprises LLC as the registrant in Montgomery, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 23, 2020 and expires on January 31, 2030.

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 August 16, 1978.

N80FP has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

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

2025-11-25 Accident · New Orleans, LA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · CEN26FA051
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172N
Preliminary report: On November 24, 2025, at 1824 central standard time, a Cessna 172N airplane, N80FP, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near New Orleans, Louisiana. The flight instructor and pilot receiving instruction were fatally injured. The flight was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. It was reported that the purpose of the flight was instrument flight instruction for the private pilot. ADS-B data showed that the airplane departed from runway 14 at the Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport (GPT), Gulfport, Mississippi, about 1743. The airplane made a right turn after departure, climbed to about 4,000 ft mean sea level (msl) and traveled…
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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.