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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Cessna
Model
172G
Year
1965
Serial number
17253739
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
A7E3A8
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
2020 – nowIndividual ownerNevada City, CA · current
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 · substantial damage
Dec 7, 1983 · Macdoel, CA
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING LANDING ROLLOUT. THE PLT SAID HE THOUGHT THE WIND WAS 'SOUTHERLY AT ABOUT 20 KTS'. HE STATED THAT WHILE FLARING FOR LANDING ON RWY 15 A STRONT GUST ESTIMATED AT 40 KTS WAS ENCOUNTERED & THE ACFT DRIFTED OFF THE 40 FT WIDE RWY. THE PLT SAID THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN IN THE ROUGH AND ROLLED STRAIGHT AHEAD ABOUT 10 FT TO THE SIDE OF THE RWY. JUST BEFORE STOPPING THE…
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.
Cessna Aircraft Company (Cessna) Model 172 Airplanes Modified by Supplemental Type…
May 26, 2011
Airframe (172G)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 (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.
Flight controls · control yoke · crackedMar 1, 1999
WHILE TIED DOWN, AIRCRAFT SUBJECTED TO TAILWINDS REPORTEDLY AS HIGH AS 77 KNOTS. CONTROL LOCK IN PLACE, NO SURFACE CONTROL GUST LOCKS INSTALLED. AIRCRAFT OWNERS FIRST NOTED SLIGHT ELEVATOR DROOP FROM NORMAL 'LOCKED' POSITION, ATTRIBUTED TO STRETCHED CABLES. NEXT DAY, ELEVATOR IN FULL DOWN…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Ignition · coil · openOct 24, 1995
LEFT MAGNETO FAILURE DUE TO OPEN IN SECONDARY WINDING OF THE COIL.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.