Single-engine piston

N9997F

1967 Cessna 172 Skyhawk

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1967
Serial
R1720247
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Usda Forest Service Fepp + 1 co-owner (Government)
Based
Columbia, SC
Registration record

N9997F on the FAA register

Type
1967 Cessna 172 Skyhawk (FAA: Cessna R172E)
Serial
R1720247
Engines
Continental IO-360 series
Registered owner
Usda Forest Service Fepp + 1 co-owner
Columbia, SC
Certificate issued
1997-03-10
Airworthiness date
1997-01-22
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
ADF765
Mode S (octal)
53373545
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
517 nm
Cruise (type)
124 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1997-03-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N9997F.
  • 1997-01-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1967
    Manufactured (1967).
Overview

About N9997F

N9997F is a 1967 Cessna 172 Skyhawk (FAA model R172E), serial number R1720247. The FAA register lists Usda Forest Service Fepp + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Columbia, South Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 10, 1997 and expires on March 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental IO-360 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 124 knots and a range of about 517 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated January 22, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N9997F.

Cruise
124 kt
Range
517 nm
Power / thrust (each)
180
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,630 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,335 ft
Fuel burn
10 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N9997F.

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.