N6601K1980 Cessna 172P
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19823 ADs may apply3 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Air Force Academy Aero Club
- Owner type
- Government
- City, state
- Usaf Academy, CO
- Certificate issued
- Feb 1, 1993
- Expires
- Jul 31, 2029
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal, Utility
- Airworthiness date
- Sep 19, 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
- 172P
- Year
- 1980
- Serial number
- 17274218
- 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
- A8B6BE
Engine
- Make and model
- Lycoming 0-320 Series
- 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- 1993 – nowAir Force Academy Aero ClubUsaf Academy, CO · current
- 1957 – 1971Individual ownerNew Orleans, LA · different airframe: Republic Aviation Corp Usa Seabee Rc-3 S/N 874
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 (3)
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 (172P) |
| 2011-06-02 | Cessna Aircraft Company (Cessna) Model 172 Airplanes Modified by Supplemental Type… | May 26, 2011 | Airframe (172P)Only with: Modified by STC SA01303WI (installation of TAE 125-01 or TAE 125-02-99 engine). |
| 2001-23-03 | Cessna Aircraft Company Models 172N, 172P, R172K, 172RG, F172N, F172P, FR172J, and… | Dec 27, 2001 | Airframe (172P)Certain serial numbers: 172N 17267585–17270049; 172N 17270051–17274009; 172N 17261445; 172N 17261578; 172N 17270050; 172P 17274010–17276654; … |
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.
- Fuel · transmitter · deterioratedFeb 28, 2002
FUEL QUANTITY TRANSMITTER REMOVED TO REPLACE LEAKING BASE GASKET. FOUND COMPOSITE FLOAT ON TRANSMITTER ARM WAS DETERIORATED DUE TO CONTACT WITH THE TOP OF FUEL TANK WHEN FULL. APPROXIMATELY 1/4 INCH OF FLOAT DETERIORATED ON ONE CORNER. SUBSEQUENTLY FOUND FINE BLACK RESIDUE IN FUEL STRAINER.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuel · transmitter · float damagedMay 2, 1996
DURING 100-HOUR INSPECTION, THE LT FUEL QUANTITY TRANSMITTER WAS REMOVED TO REPLACE LEAKING GASKET AND SCREW SEALS. UPON REMOVAL OF THE ROCHESTER TRANMSITTER, FOUND THE FLOAT WAS CONTACTING THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE FUEL TANK CAUSING THE COMPOSITE FLOAT TO DISINTEGRATE. BLACK FLOAT RESIDUE WAS IN…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuel · transmitter · float damageMar 2, 1996
DURING 100-HOUR INSPECTION, THE LT FUEL QUANTITY TRANSMITTER WAS REMOVED TO REPLACE LEAKING GASKET AND SCREW SEALS. UPON REMOVAL OF THE ROCHESTER TRANSMITTER, FOUND THE FLOAT WAS CONTACTING THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE FUEL TANK CAUSING THE COMPOSITE FLOAT TO DISINTEGRATE. BLACK FLOAT RESIDUE WAS IN…
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