Single-engine piston

N85GK

1962 Cessna 172 Skyhawk

Not current (FAA status 7) No accidents on file
Built
1962
Serial
17249512
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental O-300 series
Status
Not current (FAA status 7)
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Yonkers, NY
Registration record

N85GK on the FAA register

Type
1962 Cessna 172 Skyhawk (FAA: Cessna 172C)
Serial
17249512
Engines
Continental O-300 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Yonkers, NY
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
1962-07-11
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
ABA59F
Mode S (octal)
52722637
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
517 nm
Cruise (type)
124 kt
Status
Not current (FAA status 7)
Registry history

Timeline

  • 1997-08-21
    N85GK previously assigned to a Homebuilt KR-2 (s/n 1121); cancelled.
  • 1962-07-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
Overview

About N85GK

N85GK is a 1962 Cessna 172 Skyhawk (FAA model 172C), serial number 17249512. It is registered to an individual in Yonkers, New York.

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, dated July 11, 1962.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N85GK.

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 N85GK.

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.