Single-engine piston

N98561

1985 Cessna 172P Skyhawk

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1985
Serial
17276309
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Blue Sky Flight Training LLC (LLC)
Based
Hamilton, OH
Registration record

N98561 on the FAA register

Type
1985 Cessna 172P Skyhawk
Serial
17276309
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Blue Sky Flight Training LLC
Hamilton, OH
Certificate issued
2012-02-08
Airworthiness date
1984-11-21
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
ADC0FB
Mode S (octal)
53340373
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

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-02-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N98561 to the current registrant.
  • 1985
    Manufactured (1985).
  • 1984-11-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1972-01-03
    N98561 previously assigned to a Piper J-3 Cub / J3 Cub / L-4 Cub (s/n 18776); cancelled.
Overview

About N98561

N98561 is a 1985 Cessna 172P Skyhawk, serial number 17276309. The FAA register lists Blue Sky Flight Training LLC as the registrant in Hamilton, Ohio. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 8, 2012 and expires on February 29, 2028.

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 21, 1984.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N98561. 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

1964-07-30 Accident · Pine Bluff Ark, 04 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2267
Reported aircraft: Piper J3C — a different aircraft that carried the N98561 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.