Single-engine piston

N8517U

1964 Cessna 172 Skyhawk

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1964
Serial
17252417
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental O-300 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Northeast Cubs LLC (LLC)
Based
Wilmington, DE
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Registration record

N8517U on the FAA register

Type
1964 Cessna 172 Skyhawk (FAA: Cessna 172F)
Serial
17252417
Engines
Continental O-300 series
Registered owner
Northeast Cubs LLC
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2025-08-18
Airworthiness date
1964-12-22
Registration expires
2032-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
ABAE6F
Mode S (octal)
52727157
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

  • 2032-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-08-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N8517U.
  • 1964-12-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N8517U

N8517U is a 1964 Cessna 172 Skyhawk (FAA model 172F), serial number 17252417. The FAA register lists Northeast Cubs LLC as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 18, 2025 and expires on August 31, 2032.

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 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 December 22, 1964.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8517U.

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 N8517U.

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.