Single-engine piston

N953SM

1980 Cessna 172RG Cutlass

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
172RG0772
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Brandon, MS
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Registration record

N953SM on the FAA register

Type
1980 Cessna 172RG Cutlass
Serial
172RG0772
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Brandon, MS
Certificate issued
2024-11-26
Airworthiness date
1980-12-09
Registration expires
2031-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AD4168
Mode S (octal)
53240550
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

  • 2031-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-11-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N953SM.
  • 1980-12-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N953SM

N953SM is a 1980 Cessna 172RG Cutlass, serial number 172RG0772. It is registered to co-owners in Brandon, Mississippi. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 26, 2024 and expires on November 30, 2031.

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 December 9, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N953SM. 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

1969-10-30 Incident · Santa Ana,Calif, 05 Damage: Minor NTSB · 5 0044
Reported aircraft: Dehavilland DHC-6 — a different aircraft that carried the N953SM registration before this airframe.

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.