Models / Cessna / 172N / N8450E Aircraft record N8450E 1979 Cessna 172N Registration valid Unclaimed Source: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026Safety record in brief: 1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Aug 1990) · 3 ADs may apply · 1 service difficulty report
Registration Valid expires Oct 31, 2032 NTSB events 1 substantial, 1990 ADs may apply 3 confirm with A&P Service reports 1 since 1995
Registration FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Registered owner Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC
Owner type LLC
City, state Denton, TX
Certificate issued Oct 7, 2025
Expires Oct 31, 2032
Airworthiness Standard · Normal, Utility
Airworthiness date Feb 1, 1979 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 172N
Year 1979
Serial number 17272205
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 AB94C9 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 2025 – now Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC Denton, TX · 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 ADs 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 (172N) 2011-06-02 Cessna Aircraft Company (Cessna) Model 172 Airplanes Modified by Supplemental Type… May 26, 2011 Airframe (172N)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 (172N)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 (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.
Reciprocating engine · idler gear · teeth missing Aug 15, 1995
PILOT REPORTED BAD LT MAG DROP. LT MAG REMOVED AND VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED MISSING TOOTH ON IDLER GEAR. ALL REMAINING TEETH FOUND TO BE DISTORTED. IDLER GEAR BOSS ON CRANKCASE FOUND LOOSE. LT BOLT SAFETY BROKEN. RT HAD STUD WITH COTTER PIN THROUGH NUT, HOWEVER, SHOULD HAVE BEEN BOLT WITH SAFETY…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources FAA Aircraft Registry Registration, owner city and state, airframe, engine updated Oct 20, 2026 NTSB accident and incident database Accidents and incidents since 1982 updated Oct 15, 2026 FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register) ADs published since 1998 updated Oct 20, 2026 FAA Service Difficulty Reports Reports since 1995 updated Oct 16, 2026 Request owner name removal Report an error in this record