N204021972 Cessna 172M
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19822 ADs may apply2 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Individual owner
- City, state
- Plymouth, MA
- Certificate issued
- Dec 20, 2017
- Expires
- Dec 31, 2027
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal, Utility
- Airworthiness date
- Dec 21, 1972
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
- 1972
- Serial number
- 17261261
- 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
- A1A352
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- 2017 – nowIndividual ownerPlymouth, MA · current
- 1951 – 1955Individual ownerPrescott, AZ · different airframe: 1938 Welch Ow5m S/N 132
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 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.
- Lights · switch · meltedNov 20, 2002
INOPERATIVE LANDING LIGHT TRACED TO A MELTED SWITCH AND BURNED WIRES AT THE SWITCH. PROBLEM TRACED TO FLIGHT SCHOOL USING LANDING LIGHT FULL TIME AS A RECOGNITION LIGHT. SWITCH AND WIRING CANNOT STAND A CONTINUOUS 20 AMP LOAD OF THE 250 WATT LAMP.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · landing light · deterioratedSep 17, 1997
LANDING LIGHT REPLACED FOR BROKEN ELEMENT. THIS LAMP, AS WELL AS THE 4509 AND THE 4596, HAVE DETERIORATED TO THE POINT THE AVERAGE LIFE IS 50 HOURS TACH TIME.
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