N121291973 Cessna 172M
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19822 ADs may apply2 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026- Registered owner
- Individual owner
- City, state
- San Angelo, TX
- Certificate issued
- Oct 7, 2003
- Expires
- Nov 30, 2028
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Jun 21, 1973
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Cessna
- Model
- 172M
- Year
- 1973
- Serial number
- 17261827
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 4
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- A05A29
Engine
- Make and model
- Lycoming 0-320 Series
- Type
- 4 Cycle
- Power
- 180 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2003 – nowIndividual ownerSan Angelo, TX · current
- 1937Individual ownerKansas City, KS · different airframe: Stinson U S/N 9014
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (2)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-10-09 | Cessna Aircraft Company Models 150, 152, 170, 172, 175, 177, 180, 182, 185, 188, 190… | Jun 17, 2011 | Airframe (172M) |
| 2011-06-02 | Cessna Aircraft Company (Cessna) Model 172 Airplanes Modified by Supplemental Type… | May 26, 2011 | Airframe (172M)Only with: Modified by STC SA01303WI (installation of TAE 125-01 or TAE 125-02-99 engine). |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (2)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Reciprocating engine · valve · corrodedAug 18, 1999
DURING A ROUTINE COMPRESSION CHECK, CYLINDER AIR PRESSURE ABOVE 6 PSI COULD NOT BE MAINTAINED IN NR 2 CYLINDER. AIR WAS FELT ESCAPING FROM THE INDUCTION AIRBOX. MECHANIC TAPPED ON INTAKE VALVE WITH A DRIFT. SUBSEQUENT COMPRESSION CHECKS FAILED AS WELL. CYLINDER REMOVED. FOUND EXHAUST VALVE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine fuel and control · line · chafedAug 18, 1999
DURING REMOVAL OF THE NR 2 CYLINDER, MECHANIC NOTED B-NUT ON THE NR 2 CYLINDER FUEL LINE LOCATED AT THE T-FITTING WAS WORN. THE B-NUT HAD BEEN CHAFING AGAINST THE STARTER MOTOR CABLE AND HAD WORN THE FUEL LINE NUT TO AN UNSERVICEABLE CONDITION. REPLACED B-NUT AND REPOSITIONED LINE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026