Single-engine piston

N9550Q

1998 Cessna 172R

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1998
Serial
17280517
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming I0360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Decatur Aero Club Inc (Corporation)
Based
Decatur, IL
Registration record

N9550Q on the FAA register

Type
1998 Cessna 172R
Serial
17280517
Engines
Lycoming I0360 series
Registered owner
Decatur Aero Club Inc
Decatur, IL
Certificate issued
2000-03-03
Airworthiness date
1998-12-16
Registration expires
2029-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
AD49A1
Mode S (octal)
53244641
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

  • 2029-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2000-03-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N9550Q to the current registrant.
  • 1998-12-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1970-07-28
    N9550Q previously assigned to a Beechcraft V35 Bonanza (s/n D-8197); cancelled.
Overview

About N9550Q

N9550Q is a 1998 Cessna 172R, serial number 17280517. The FAA register lists Decatur Aero Club Inc as the registrant in Decatur, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 3, 2000 and expires on December 31, 2029.

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 122 knots and a range of about 687 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated December 16, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N9550Q. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
122 kt
Range
687 nm
Fuel burn
10 gph

Published figures for the Cessna 172R type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1969-07-30 Accident · Boise,Id, 12 Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · 3 2481
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft V35 — a different aircraft that carried the N9550Q 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.