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 data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Cessna
Model
172P
Serial number
17275240
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
A82115
Engine
Type
Reciprocating
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records
2014 – 2016Pt Aero Flyer InstituteWilmington, DE
1948 – 1956Individual ownerOshkosh, NE · different airframe: Consolidated Vultee Bt-13a S/N 7238
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
Mar 24, 1990 · Hollidaysburg, PA
PILOT FACTOR IN THAT HE FAILED TO ENSURE THERE WAS SUFFICIENT FUEL ON BOARD TO COMPLETE THE FLIGHT. THIS RESULTED IN AN ENGINE FAILURE & SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING.
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 (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.
Power plant · air box · rivets looseJun 3, 1996
WHILE DOING AN ANNUAL INSPECTION ON AIRCRAFT ENGINE, MECHANIC NOTICED 2 LOOSE RIVETS HOLDING AIR BOX TOGETHER. REMOVED AIR BOX TO REPAIR AND NOTICED THAT CARBURETOR HEAT FLAPPER WAS HELD BY ONLY ONE RIVET. SUSPECT CAUSE AS IMPROPER RIGGING OF CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL CABLE. SUBMITTER ALSO FINDS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.