Single-engine piston

N98494

1984 Cessna 172P Skyhawk

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1984
Serial
17276301
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Warthen, GA
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Registration record

N98494 on the FAA register

Type
1984 Cessna 172P Skyhawk
Serial
17276301
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Warthen, GA
Certificate issued
2025-05-15
Airworthiness date
1984-11-13
Registration expires
2032-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
ADBDB0
Mode S (octal)
53336660
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
440 nm
Cruise (type)
95 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-05-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N98494 to the current registrant.
  • 1987-08-12
    Accident at Binghamton, NY; damage: destroyed.
  • 1984-11-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1974-07-18
    N98494 previously assigned to a Piper J-3 Cub / J3 Cub / L-4 Cub (s/n 18696); cancelled.
Overview

About N98494

N98494 is a 1984 Cessna 172P Skyhawk, serial number 17276301. It is registered to an individual in Warthen, Georgia. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 15, 2025 and expires on May 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 95 knots and a range of about 440 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated November 13, 1984.

N98494 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
95 kt
Range
440 nm
Fuel burn
8 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1987-08-12 Accident · Binghamton, NY Damage: Destroyed Serious injury NTSB · NYC87LA230
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172
1966-09-11 Accident · Columbia Ill, 13 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 2 1163
Reported aircraft: Piper J-3 — a different aircraft that carried the N98494 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.