Aircraft record

N172BX1966 Cessna 172G

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Dec 2025)2 ADs may apply1 service difficulty report

Registration: Valid; expires —
Based in: Greeley, CO; owner city / state
Engine: 0-300 SER · 145 hp; Cont Motor
Owners: 1; on record
NTSB events: 1; substantial, 2025
ADs may apply: 2; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 1; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026

Registered owner: Bas Part Sales LLC
Owner type: LLC
City, state: Greeley, CO
Airworthiness: Standard · Normal, Utility
Airworthiness date: Feb 3, 1966

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 data

Airframe

Manufacturer: Cessna
Model: 172G
Year: 1966
Serial number: 17254216
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: A120CA

Engine

Make and model: Cont Motor 0-300 Ser
Type: Reciprocating
Power: 145 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records

until nowBas Part Sales LLCGreeley, CO · current

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Dec 26, 2025 · Taylor, TX

On December 26, 2025, about 1501 central standard time, a Cessna 172G airplane, N172BX, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Taylor, Texas. The pilot and the passenger sustained no injury. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The private pilot, who is the airplane owner, reported the purpose of the local…

Damage: Substantial
Injuries: None
Report: CEN26LA084

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CEN26LA084)

Accident history for this model

ADs 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 (172G)
2011-06-02	Cessna Aircraft Company (Cessna) Model 172 Airplanes Modified by Supplemental Type…	May 26, 2011	Airframe (172G)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 (1)

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 · engine · vapor lockMay 10, 2008
AC WAS BEING FLOWN ON RT FUEL TANK. AFTER RUNNING TANK DRY, PILOT SELECTED RT FUEL TANK AND MOMENTS LATER THE ENG STOPPED PRODUCING POWER AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. AC FUEL SYS WAS INSPECTED FOR CONTAMINATES AND FAILURES, NONE WERE FOUND. POSSIBLE CAUSE IS VAPOR LOCK IN FUEL SYS FROM RUNNING…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Sources

FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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