Single-engine piston

N84397

1969 Cessna 172 Skyhawk

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1969
Serial
17258459
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Garden Valley, CA
Registration record

N84397 on the FAA register

Type
1969 Cessna 172 Skyhawk (FAA: Cessna 172K)
Serial
17258459
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Garden Valley, CA
Certificate issued
2011-08-03
Airworthiness date
1969-10-18
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
AB8EB1
Mode S (octal)
52707261
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

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-08-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N84397 to the current registrant.
  • 1969-10-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1952-01-02
    N84397 previously assigned to a Aeronca 7 Champion AC / Champion 7-AC / 7 AC Champ (s/n 7AC-3092); cancelled.
Overview

About N84397

N84397 is a 1969 Cessna 172 Skyhawk (FAA model 172K), serial number 17258459. It is registered to an individual in Garden Valley, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 3, 2011 and expires on August 31, 2027.

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 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 October 18, 1969.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N84397.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N84397.

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.