N5493R1979 Cessna 172RG
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19824 ADs may apply1 service difficulty report
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Freedom Flight Center INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Hardy, NE
- Certificate issued
- Jul 13, 2007
- Expires
- Mar 31, 2028
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Oct 17, 1979
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
- 172RG
- Year
- 1979
- Serial number
- 172RG0064
- 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
- A6FC2C
Engine
- Make and model
- Lycoming O&Vo-360 Ser
- 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- 2007 – nowFreedom Flight Center INCHardy, NE · current
- until 1965Cessna Aircraft CoWichita, KS · different airframe: Cessna 172f S/N 17253061
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 (4)
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 (172RG) |
| 2008-10-02 | Cessna Aircraft Company 172, 175, 180, 182, 185, 206, 207, 208, 210, and 303 Series… | May 12, 2008 | Airframe (172RG)Certain serial numbers: 172S 172S10672–172S10674; 172S 172S10676; 172S 172S10678–172S10680; 172S 172S10682; 172S 172S10683; 172S 172S10685; …. Only with: Applies only to airplanes that have a P/N 2013142-18 alternate static air source selector valve installed after November 19, 2007. |
| 2001-23-03 | Cessna Aircraft Company Models 172N, 172P, R172K, 172RG, F172N, F172P, FR172J, and… | Dec 27, 2001 | Airframe (172RG)Certain serial numbers: 172N 17267585–17270049; 172N 17270051–17274009; 172N 17261445; 172N 17261578; 172N 17270050; 172P 17274010–17276654; … |
| 2001-06-06 | Cessna Aircraft Company Model 172RG Airplanes | May 14, 2001 | Airframe (172RG)Certain serial numbers: 172RG 691; 172RG 172RG0001–172RG1191 |
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.
- Electrical power · bolt · looseMar 7, 2000
AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN IN-FLIGHT ELECTRICAL FAILURE. UPON LANDING, ALTERNATOR WAS FOUND HANGING FROM THE BELT TENSION BRACKET. THE PRIMARY MOUNT BOLT, AN7-43A, WAS FOUND IN THE LOWER COWLING. WHEN THE MOUNT BOLT FELL OUT, THE COOLING FAN CONTACTED THE ENGINE CASE AND STOPPED THE ALTERNATOR. WITH…
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