Single-engine piston

N8642D

1979 Cessna 172RG Cutlass

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
172RG0061
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
American Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Tracy, CA
Registration record

N8642D on the FAA register

Type
1979 Cessna 172RG Cutlass
Serial
172RG0061
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
American Aviation Inc
Tracy, CA
Certificate issued
2026-02-12
Airworthiness date
1979-11-02
Registration expires
2033-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ABE055
Mode S (octal)
52760125
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
687 nm
Cruise (type)
122 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-02-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N8642D to the current registrant.
  • 1979-11-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1970-06-30
    N8642D previously assigned to a Piper Tri-Pacer (s/n 22-5850); cancelled.
Overview

About N8642D

N8642D is a 1979 Cessna 172RG Cutlass, serial number 172RG0061. The FAA register lists American Aviation Inc as the registrant in Tracy, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 12, 2026 and expires on February 28, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O&VO-360 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 122 knots and a range of about 687 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated November 2, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8642D. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
122 kt
Range
687 nm
Fuel burn
10 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1969-01-18 Accident · Flagstaff,Ariz, 03 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 0582
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-22 — a different aircraft that carried the N8642D registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: ING T/O.

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.