Single-engine piston

N8231B

1957 Cessna 172

Registration pending No accidents on file
Built
1957
Serial
36031
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental O-300 series
Status
Registration pending
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Wilmington, DE
1957 Cessna 172
Representative photo of a Cessna 172. Not a photo of N8231B.
Registration record

N8231B on the FAA register

Type
1957 Cessna 172
Serial
36031
Engines
Continental O-300 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
1957-07-03
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AB3E7D
Mode S (octal)
52637175
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
420 nm
Cruise (type)
108 kt
Status
Registration pending
Registry history

Timeline

  • 1957-07-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
Overview

About N8231B

N8231B is a 1957 Cessna 172, serial number 36031. It is registered to an individual in Wilmington, Delaware.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental O-300 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 108 knots and a range of about 420 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated July 3, 1957.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8231B.

Cruise
108 kt
Range
420 nm
Power / thrust (each)
145
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,370 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,115 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 N8231B.

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.