Single-engine piston

N816KS

2025 Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2025
Serial
172S13394
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Kansas State University (Government)
Based
Salina, KS
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Registration record

N816KS on the FAA register

Type
2025 Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP
Serial
172S13394
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
Registered owner
Kansas State University
Salina, KS
Certificate issued
2025-09-14
Airworthiness date
2025-08-16
Registration expires
2032-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
AB2098
Mode S (octal)
52620230
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

  • 2032-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-09-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N816KS to the current registrant.
  • 2025-08-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 2014-07-21
    N816KS previously assigned to a Cessna 172R Skyhawk / 172 Skyhawk (s/n 17280911); cancelled.
  • 2014-02-13
    Accident at Ellsworth, KS; damage: substantial.
Overview

About N816KS

N816KS is a 2025 Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP, serial number 172S13394. The FAA register lists Kansas State University as the registrant in Salina, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 14, 2025 and expires on September 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-360-L2A 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 standard category (normal, utility), dated August 16, 2025.

N816KS has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

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

2014-02-13 Accident · Ellsworth, KS Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN14CA152
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172R
Probable cause: the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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.