N4960R1967 Cessna 172H
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19822 ADs may apply3 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- United States Air Force Owner
- Owner type
- Government
- City, state
- Cannon Afb, NM
- Certificate issued
- Aug 22, 1983
- Expires
- Jan 31, 2028
- Airworthiness
- Standard
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
- 172H
- Year
- 1967
- Serial number
- 17256296
- 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
- A628CA
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- 1983 – nowUnited States Air Force OwnerCannon Afb, NM · 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 (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 (172H) |
| 2011-06-02 | Cessna Aircraft Company (Cessna) Model 172 Airplanes Modified by Supplemental Type… | May 26, 2011 | Airframe (172H)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 (3)
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 · cam · deformedJul 22, 2009
THE CAM FOR THE MAGNETO WAS FOUND TO BE NON UNIFORM IN SHAPE. AFTER INSTALLATION OF THIS PART THE POINT GAP WAS DIFFERENT ON EACH CAM LOBE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Reciprocating engine · rocker · misinstalledSep 19, 2007
ROCKER COVERS REMOVED DURING 100 HOUR INSPECTION TO INSPECT INTAKE AND EXHAUST ROCKERS FOR CORRECT INSTALLATION. FOUND NR1 AND NR6 CYLINDERS HAD INTAKE ROCKER (P/N 639614) INSTALLED IN THE EXHAUST VALVE POSITION. PARTS MANUAL CALLS FOR P/N 639615 ROCKER TO BE INSTALLED IN EXHAUST VALVE POSITION.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Ignition · cam · crackedSep 13, 2003
DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION MAGNETO WAS REMOVED FOR 500 HR INSPECTION. FOUND MAGNETO CAM PART NR 10-88543-1 TO BE CRACKED AND UNSERVICEABLE. MAGNETO WAS FUNCTIONING NORMALY DURING ENGINE RUN UP PRIOR TO ANNUAL INSPECTION. CRACK WAS NOT VISIBLE UNTILL THE MAGNETO CASE WAS DISASSEMBLED. MAGNETO HAD…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-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