N4989R1967 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
- Lansing Community College
- Owner type
- Government
- City, state
- Mason, MI
- Certificate issued
- Feb 11, 2016
- Expires
- Feb 28, 2029
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal, Utility
- Airworthiness date
- Jul 10, 1967
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
- 17256343
- 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
- A63173
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- 2016 – nowLansing Community CollegeMason, MI · 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.
- Wings · flap track · wornJan 31, 2005
WHILE FLAPS WERE BEING RETRACTED, THE LT IB FLAP ATTACH BRACKET CAUGHT ON THE WING COVE PANEL SUPPORT. THIS CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE COVE PANEL SUPPORT AS WELL AS THE ATTACH BRACKET. CAUSE WAS DETERMINED TO BE WORN FLAP TRACKS. THE FLAP TRACKS AND ROLLERS WERE REPLACED WITH NEW PARTS AND…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · spar · crackedJan 31, 2005
WHILE CHANGING THE FLAP TRACKS ON THE LT WING 2 SMALL CRACKS, .2500 INCH LONG, EACH WERE NOTICED ON THE IB AFT WING SPAR AT THE IB FLAP TRACK ATTACH POINT. PROBABLE CAUSE IS FATIGUE. THIS IS A VERY HIGH TIME AIRCRAFT WITH OVER 12,000 HOURS TT. IT HAS ALSO BEEN USED AS A FLIGHT TRAINER FOR ITS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · spar · crackedJan 31, 2005
DURING A BORESCOPE INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE RT REAR SPAR AT THE IB FLAP TRACK ATTACH POINT. PROBABLE CAUSE IS FATIGUE. THIS IS A VERY HIGH TIME AIRCRAFT WITH OVER 12,000 HOURS TT. IT HAS ALSO BEEN USED AS A FLIGHT TRAINER FOR ITS ENTIRE LIFE. (K)
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