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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Cessna
Model
172N
Year
1979
Serial number
17273100
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
A612DF
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
1999 – 2003Gulfstream Academy Of Aeronautics INCFort Lauderdale, FL
1968 – 1976Individual ownerBeaverton, OR · different airframe: Cessna Tu206 S/N U2060603
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 · destroyed
Jun 17, 2003 · Deerfield Beach, FL
**This case was revised 6/10/2005 and 2/24/2016. Refer to the public docket for this accident for details.** The failure of the pilot of N4903F, the Cessna 172, and the pilot of N759XA, the Cessna 182, to see and avoid each other while operating in Class E airspace, resulting in a midair collision. Contributing to the accident was the lack of traffic information being provided to the pilot of…
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 (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.
Ignition · contact assy · defectiveJun 24, 1998
PILOTS REPORTED AIRCRAFT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY LOSE POWER. PROBLEM WAS TRACED TO MAGNETO POINTS INADEQUATELY GAPPED. STAPLE WHICH ATTACHES FELT TO NYLON CAM RIDER ON POINTS WAS FOUND TO BE INTERFERRING WITH PROPER OPERATION OF POINTS NOT ALLOWING THEM TO OPEN. IT APPEARS THAT STAPLE WAS NOT CRIMPED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Fuel · fuel tank · crackedJun 22, 1998
FUEL STAINS FOUND ON FUSELAGE. FUEL LEAK FOUND ON FURTHER INSPECTION. CRACK WAS FOUND ON TOP OF RIGHT FUEL TANK, 11 INCHES OUT FROM INBOARD AND 11.50 INCHES UP FROM AFT SIDE OF BANK. IT IS MECHANIC'S OPINION THE DEFECT COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY SOMEONE STANDING OR PLACING A HEAVY OBJECT ON THE WING.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.