N63SA1973 Cessna 172M
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
- Sky View Aviation LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Lenoir, NC
- Certificate issued
- Apr 6, 2026
- Expires
- Apr 30, 2033
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal, Utility
- Airworthiness date
- Apr 14, 1973
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
- 172M
- Year
- 1973
- Serial number
- 17261610
- 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
- A83CF4
Engine
- Make and model
- Lycoming 0-320 Series
- Type
- 4 Cycle
- 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- 2026 – nowSky View Aviation LLCLenoir, NC · current
- 2000 – 2013Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC TrusteeDereham Norfolk · different airframe: 1968 Champion 7kcab S/N 124
- 1999Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC TrusteeCornwall Tr19 7ns · different airframe: Cessna T303 S/N T30300182
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- 1990 – 1993Fairchild Acquisition INCSan Antonio, TX · different airframe: Swearingen Sa226tc S/N Tc222
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 (172M) |
| 2011-06-02 | Cessna Aircraft Company (Cessna) Model 172 Airplanes Modified by Supplemental Type… | May 26, 2011 | Airframe (172M)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.
- Reciprocating engine · cylinder head · crackedDec 11, 2018
APPROXIMATELY 2 INCH RADIAL CRACK IN CYLINDER HEAD ADJACENT TO AND OUTSIDE OF THE INTAKE VALVE. EXTERNAL EVIDENCE OF EXHAUST GASSES ESCAPING FROM CRACK WAS PRESENT AND COMPRESSION TEST PRODUCED FREE FLOW OF SHOP AIR FROM CYLINDER HEAD BETWEEN THE 9TH AND 10TH HEAD FINS ON THE INTAKE SIDE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Reciprocating engine · cylinder head · crackedNov 13, 2018
APPROXIMATE 1.5 INCH RADIAL CRACK IN CYLINDER HEAD ADJACENT TO AND OUTSIDE OF THE INTAKE VALVE. EXTERNAL EVIDENCE OF EXHAUST GASSES ESCAPING FROM CRACK WAS PRESENT AND COMPRESSION TEST PRODUCED FREE FLOW OF SHOP AIR FROM CYLINDER HEAD BETWEEN THE 9TH AND 10TH HEAD FINS ON THE INTAKE SIDE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Reciprocating engine · cylinder head · crackedMar 9, 2018
APPROXIMATELY 2 INCH RADIAL CRACK IN CYLINDER HEAD ADJACENT TO AND OUTSIDE OF THE INTAKE VALVE. EXTERNAL EVIDENCE OF EXHAUST GASSES ESCAPING FROM CRACK WAS PRESENT AND COMPRESSION TEST PRODUCED FREE FLOW OF SHOP AIR FROM CYLINDER HEAD BETWEEN THE 9TH AND 10TH HEAD FINS ON THE INTAKE SIDE.
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