Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Aug 2025)3 ADs may apply3 service difficulty reports
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The student pilot’s failure to perform an adequate preflight inspection.
From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CEN25LA332)
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.
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.
PILOT WAS MAKING 3RD TOUCH AND GO, ON CLIMBOUT ENGINE STARTED VIBRATING EXCESSIVELY, POWER WAS REDUCED AT PATTERN ALTITUDE, MIXTURE ADJUSTED, SWITCHED MAGNETO'S FROM R TO L WITH NO CHANGE IN THE VIBRATION. AIRCRAFT LANDED AND SUBSEQUENT OPERATION WHILE TAXIING TO PARKING NO VIBRATION WAS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.BENDIX MAGNETO OVERHAULED BY ELECTRO SYSTEMS, REPAIR STATION UT2R22GL. MAGNETO WAS FURNISHED WITH LYCOMING FACTORY OVERHAULED ENGINE IN 1995. MAGNETO WAS REMOVED FOR 500-HOUR INSPECTION AND C/W AD 96-12-07 AT 489.3 SMOH FOR THE FIRST TIME. FOUND ONE EACH COIL P/N ES 10-382790-1 WITH MFG DATE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.BENDIX/TCM DUAL MAGNETO REMOVEDF FROM LYCOMING. FACTORY OVERHAULED ENGINE AT SMOH 489.3 FOR 500-HOUR INSPECTION AND C/W AD 96-12-07. FOUND MAGENTO DISTRIBUTOR GEARS WITH THREE TEETH MISSING FROM ONE GEAR AND ONE-HALF TOOTH MISSING FROM OTHER GEAR. CONTINUED OPERATION WOULD HAVE CAUSED CATASTROPHIC…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.