Single-engine piston

N816RA

1979 Cessna 172N Skyhawk

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
17272388
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Rochester Air Center LLC (LLC)
Based
Canandaigua, NY
Registration record

N816RA on the FAA register

Type
1979 Cessna 172N Skyhawk
Serial
17272388
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Rochester Air Center LLC
Canandaigua, NY
Certificate issued
2023-10-02
Airworthiness date
1979-03-05
Registration expires
2030-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
AB211E
Mode S (octal)
52620436
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

  • 2030-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-10-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N816RA.
  • 1979-03-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N816RA

N816RA is a 1979 Cessna 172N Skyhawk, serial number 17272388. The FAA register lists Rochester Air Center LLC as the registrant in Canandaigua, New York. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 2, 2023 and expires on October 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 March 5, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N816RA.

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 N816RA.

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.