Single-engine piston

N98987

Cessna 172P Skyhawk

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
17276391
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Civil Air Patrol Inc (Corporation)
Based
Maxwell Afb, AL
Registration record

N98987 on the FAA register

Type
Cessna 172P Skyhawk
Serial
17276391
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Civil Air Patrol Inc
Maxwell Afb, AL
Certificate issued
1988-06-30
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
ADD023
Mode S (octal)
53350043
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

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1988-06-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N98987 to the current registrant.
Overview

About N98987

N98987 is a Cessna 172P Skyhawk, serial number 17276391. The FAA register lists Civil Air Patrol Inc as the registrant in Maxwell Afb, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 30, 1988 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one None NONE 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.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N98987. 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

1971-06-25 Accident · Aniak,Alas, 02 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 4267
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-12 — a different aircraft that carried the N98987 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.