Single-engine piston

N972A

1951 Cessna L-19A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1951
Serial
5111972
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental O-470 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Gastonia, NC
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Registration record

N972A on the FAA register

Type
1951 Cessna L-19A
Serial
5111972
Engines
Continental O-470 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Gastonia, NC
Certificate issued
2012-06-28
Airworthiness date
1998-07-07
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
AD8B13
Mode S (octal)
53305423
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-06-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N972A to the current registrant.
  • 1998-07-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1971-12-17
    N972A previously assigned to a Piper PA-22 (s/n 22-286); cancelled.
  • 1951
    Manufactured (1951).
Overview

About N972A

N972A is a 1951 Cessna L-19A, serial number 5111972. It is registered to an individual in Gastonia, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 28, 2012 and expires on June 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental O-470 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated July 7, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N972A. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1971-07-25 Accident · Alpine,Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 4518
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-22 — a different aircraft that carried the N972A registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: TON,NR3 CNCTG ROD TWISTED.CIRCLING STRIP.HIT RUT.

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.