N6529V1980 Cessna 172RG
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19824 ADs may apply3 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Individual owner
- City, state
- New Braunfels, TX
- Certificate issued
- Jan 15, 2021
- Expires
- Jan 31, 2028
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Nov 10, 1980
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
- 1980
- Serial number
- 172RG0755
- 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
- A897CF
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- 2021 – nowIndividual ownerNew Braunfels, TX · current
- 1967Aero CommanderBethany, OK · different airframe: Aero Commander 500-U S/N 1673-19
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 (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.
- Flight controls · torque tube · crackedFeb 5, 1999
IN-FLIGHT, RUDDER BECAME INOPERATIVE. PUSHING ON LT OR RT RUDDER PEDAL, IN BOTH PILOT OR COPILOT POSITION, RESULTED IN MINOR YAWING OF ACFT. AFTER LANDING AND DISASSY, TECH FOUND RUDDER TORQUE TUBE CRACKED ALMOST ALL THE WAY AROUND THE TUBE NEXT TO THE 5-TOOTH GEAR, 6 INCHES FROM END OF THE TUBE.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Flight controls · torque tube · brokenOct 30, 1997
PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF RUDDER CONTROL IN-FLIGHT ALTHOUGH HE WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. FOUND THE AFT (RIGHT HAND) RUDDER PEDAL TORQUE TUBE WAS BROKEN APPROXIMATELY 7/8 OF THE WAY AROUND THE TUBE JUST TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SECTOR GEAR. THIS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · actuator · crackedSep 18, 1995
GEAR WAS REPORTED TO HAVE NOT RETRACTED ALL THE WAY. UPON INSPECTION, THE LEFT GEAR WOULD NOT FULLY RETRACT INTO THE WELL. INSPECTING THE GEAR ACTUATOR, A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED IN THE HOUSING. AFTER REMOVAL OF THE ACTUATOR, DISCOVERED THE SECTOR GEAR, PN 4882002-2, HAD BEEN DRIVEN PAST THE END OF…
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