N123GJ1978 Cessna 172N
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19823 ADs may apply4 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 16, 2026- Registered owner
- Aftcloud INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Ontario, CA
- Certificate issued
- Mar 18, 2023
- Expires
- Mar 31, 2030
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Apr 27, 1978
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
- 172N
- Year
- 1978
- Serial number
- 17270706
- 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
- A05F76
Engine
- Make and model
- Lycoming 0-320 Series
- Type
- Reciprocating
- 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- 2023 – nowAftcloud INCOntario, CA · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 16, 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 (3)
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 (172N) |
| 2011-06-02 | Cessna Aircraft Company (Cessna) Model 172 Airplanes Modified by Supplemental Type… | May 26, 2011 | Airframe (172N)Only with: Modified by STC SA01303WI (installation of TAE 125-01 or TAE 125-02-99 engine). |
| 2001-23-03 | Cessna Aircraft Company Models 172N, 172P, R172K, 172RG, F172N, F172P, FR172J, and… | Dec 27, 2001 | Airframe (172N)Certain serial numbers: 172N 17267585–17270049; 172N 17270051–17274009; 172N 17261445; 172N 17261578; 172N 17270050; 172P 17274010–17276654; … |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (4)
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.
- Propellers · bulkhead · crackedMay 17, 2006
DURING AN ANNUAL INSPECTION FO THE PROPELLER IT WAS NOTICED THAT THERE WERE CRACKS AROUND 3 OF THE BOLT HOLWS OD THE FORWARD SPINNER BULKHEAD. THE PROBABLE CAUSE IS THAT THE BULKHEAD IS BEING STRESSED AND BENT AS IT IS BEING TIGHTENED AGAINST THE PROPELLER HUB. IT IS SUGGESTED THAT THE SPINNER…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Propellers · bulkhead · crackedMay 17, 2006
DURING AN ANNUAL INSPECTION OF THE PROPELLER IT WAS NOTICED THAT THERE WERE CRACKS AROUND 3 OF THE BOLT HOLES OF THE FORWARD SPINNER BULKHEAD. THE PROBLEM CAUSE IS THAT THE BULKHEAD IS BEING STRESSED AND BENT AS IT IS BEING TIGHTENED AGAINST THE PROPELLER HUB. IT IS SUGGESTED THAT THE SPINNER…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Reciprocating engine · engine · making metalJan 20, 1999
WHILE C/W AD 80-04-0322 DURING AN ANNUAL INSPECTION, LARGE AMOUNTS OF METAL FLAKES WERE FOUND IN THE OIL FILTER. THE FILTER WAS SENT TO LYCOMING FOR ANALYSIS. AT LYCOMING'S RECOMMENDATION, ENGINE WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. METAL WAS DETERMINED TO BE ALUMINUM AND AND BEARING MATERIAL. SUBMITTER…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Reciprocating engine · engine · making metalAug 12, 1998
WHILE DOING NIGHT TOUCH-AND-GOES, PILOT REPORTED ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND 'MISS' AT RPM'S GREATER THAN 1,700. FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHOWED LARGE AMOUNTS OF METAL CONTAMINATION IN FILTERS AND SCREEN. SOME FLAKES WERE AS MUCH AS .25 INCH IN DIAMETER. ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND SENT BACK TO LYC FOR…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 16, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 16, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026