Single-engine piston

N909CP

2001 Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2001
Serial
172S8909
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming I0360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Civil Air Patrol (Corporation)
Based
Maxwell Afb, AL
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Registration record

N909CP on the FAA register

Type
2001 Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP
Serial
172S8909
Engines
Lycoming I0360 series
Registered owner
Civil Air Patrol
Maxwell Afb, AL
Certificate issued
2001-10-25
Airworthiness date
2001-08-01
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
AC90DB
Mode S (octal)
53110333
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

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2001-10-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N909CP to the current registrant.
  • 2001-08-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1997-08-29
    N909CP previously assigned to a Eurocopter BK117 B-2 (s/n 7189); cancelled.
Overview

About N909CP

N909CP is a 2001 Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP, serial number 172S8909. The FAA register lists Civil Air Patrol as the registrant in Maxwell Afb, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 25, 2001 and expires on October 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming I0360 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 August 1, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N909CP. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

1997-04-15 Accident · New York, NY Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · NYC97FA076
Reported aircraft: Eurocopter MBB-BK117-B2 — a different aircraft that carried the N909CP registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: Fatigue failure of the vertical fin, accelerated by the installation of blind rivets in lieu of solid rivets in the replacement of the yaw SAS mount support, which resulted in the loss of helicopter directional control and collision with the terrain (water). Factors contributing to the accident were: a lack of information regarding repair of the yaw SAS mount support in the manufacturer's maintenance manuals, and the design of the vertical fin which was susceptible to fatigue cracking. An additional factor was the lack of an adequate passenger briefing.

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.