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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Cessna
Model
172N
Year
1979
Serial number
17272367
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
A5EFC4
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
2013 – nowBald Eagle Flying ClubBridgton, ME · current
1968 – 1975Greater St Louis Parachute Club INCSt Louis, MO · different airframe: Cessna 182 S/N 34918
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 · minor damage
Dec 2, 1983 · Helena, MT
THE ACFT PROPELLER STRUCK A PASSENGER WHO WAS ATTEMPING TO SWEEP SNOW OFF THE ACFT. THE PLT'S AND PASSENGER'S VERSION OF MISHAP VARY. THE PLT STATED HE INSTRUCTED THE PASSENGER TO STAY AWAY FROM THE ACFT. THE PASSENGER STATED THE PLT TOLDHIM TO SWEEP THE SNOW OFF THE ACFT AND THAT THE NEXT THING HE REMEMBERS 'IS HOLDING MY ARM AFTER IT HAD BEEN HIT.'
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.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (5)
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 · cylinder head · crackedAug 31, 2016
ENGINE FOUND TO MAKE A WHISTLING SOUND WHEN PROP PULLED THROUGH ON PRE-FLIGHT. INSPECTION FOUND THE NR 3 CYLINDER HEAD CRACKED AFT OF THE INTAKE VALVE. CRACK LENGTH APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES IN LENGTH. THE CRACK ALSO HAD A SMALL HOLE AT IT'S CENTER APPROXIMATELY .0625 IN DIAMETER.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Reciprocating engine · cylinder head · crackedAug 31, 2016
ENGINE FOUND TO MAKE WHISTLING SOUND WHEN PROP PULLED THROUGH ON PRE-FLIGHT. INSPECTION FOUND THE NR 1 CYLINDER HEAD CRACKED AFT OF THE INTAKE VALVE. CRACK LENGTH APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES IN LENGTH. THIS CYLINDER PRESSURE CHECKED GOOD 5.98 HOURS EARLIER WHEN IT WAS FOUND THAT THE NR 3 CYLINDER HAD…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Ignition · electrode · looseMay 26, 2015
REMOVED AND DISASSEMBLED MAGNETOS FOR 500 HR INSPECTION AND FOUND ELECTRODE ON ROTOR LOOSE AND CAMS EXCESSIVELY WORN.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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Ignition · rotor · looseMay 26, 2015
REMOVED AND DISASSEMBLE MAGNETOS FOR 500 HOUR INSPECTION AND FOUND ELECTRODE ON ROTOR LOOSE AND CAM EXCESSIVELY WORN.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Engine controls · control · brokeFeb 9, 1995
WHILE IN-FLIGHT, PILOT EXPERIENCED SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. PILOT ACTUATED CARBURETOR HEAT, SWITCHED FUEL TANKS WITH NO RESULTS. PILOT WAS FORCED TO LAND THE 172 ON THE HIGHWAY. PILOT AND PLANE RECEIVED NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE. A MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE MIXTURE CONTROL HAD BROKE AT THE CARBURETOR…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.