N204811973 Cessna 172M
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19825 ADs may apply1 service difficulty report
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Co-owners
- City, state
- Puyallup, WA
- Certificate issued
- Sep 8, 2006
- Expires
- Apr 30, 2028
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal, Utility
- Airworthiness date
- Aug 3, 2006
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
- 17261324
- 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
- A1A469
Engine
- Make and model
- Lycoming O-360-A4m
- 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- 2006 – nowCo-ownersPuyallup, WA · current
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 (5)
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). |
| 2006-10-21 | Engine Components Incorporated (ECi) Reciprocating Engine Connecting Rods | Jun 22, 2006 | Engine (O-360-A4M)Only with: ECi connecting rods P/N AEL11750 (forging P/N AEL11488) installed, rod serial numbers 54/6 and below, produced between January 2002 and January 2004. |
| 2006-06-16 | Lycoming Engines (Formerly Textron Lycoming) AEIO-360, IO-360, O-360, LIO-360, and… | Apr 27, 2006 | Engine (O-360-A4M)Only with: Engines manufactured new or rebuilt, overhauled, or that had a crankshaft installed after March 1, 1999. |
| 2005-19-11 | Lycoming Engines (Formerly Textron Lycoming) AEIO-360, IO-360, O-360, LIO-360, LO-360… | Oct 21, 2005 | Engine (O-360-A4M)Only with: Engines rated at 300 HP or lower, manufactured new, rebuilt, or overhauled after March 1, 1999, or that had a crankshaft installed after March 1, 1999. |
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.
- Ignition · rotor · brokenAug 12, 2009
THE ROTOR SHAFT WAS FOUND BROKEN IN TWO. THE BREAK LINE INDICATES A CRACK WAS PRESENT FOR SOME TIME PRIOR TO SEPARATION. THE MAG AHD NOT HAD ANY INTERNAL MX. 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS, THIS SAME ROTOR BREAK OCCURED ON A 4370 WITH 708 HOURS TIME IN SERVICE.
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