N8941968 Cessna 172I
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19822 ADs may apply13 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Blanton Aircraft Co INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Orlando, FL
- Certificate issued
- Apr 2, 1997
- Expires
- Feb 28, 2027
- Airworthiness
- Multiple · Standard, Restricted, Aerial Advertising
- Airworthiness date
- Dec 17, 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
- 172I
- Year
- 1968
- Serial number
- 17257119
- 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
- AC542F
Engine
- Make and model
- Lycoming Io-320 Series
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 150 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 1997 – nowBlanton Aircraft Co INCOrlando, FL · current
- until 1938Individual ownerdifferent airframe: Standard J-1 S/N 118
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 (172I) |
| 2011-06-02 | Cessna Aircraft Company (Cessna) Model 172 Airplanes Modified by Supplemental Type… | May 26, 2011 | Airframe (172I)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 (13)
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.
- Wings · rib · corrodedNov 11, 1996
FOUND SURFACE TRAILING EDGE RIB'S CORRODED THROUGH IN RT WING. REPLACED PARTS WITH NEW CESSNA PARTS. PARTS NOT PROTECTEDY WITH PRIMER BY CESSNA.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Stabilizers · rib · corrodedNov 11, 1996
FOUND HEAVY INTERGRANULAR CORROSION IN HORIZONTAL STABILIZER NOSE RIBS. REMOVED AND REPLACED PARTS. AIRCRAFT WAS BASED IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. PARTS HAD NO PRIMER PROTECTION AT TIME OF MANUFACTURE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · spar · corrodedNov 11, 1996
HEAVY SURFACE CORROSION ON AFT SPAR OF LT WING BETWEEN STA 148-137. REMOVED AND REPLACED PART. AIRCRAFT WAS BASED IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. PART HAD NO PRIMER PROTECTION FROM FACTORY.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Wings · spar · corrodedNov 11, 1996
CORROSION ON AFT SPAR CHANNEL STA 105. REMOVED AND REPLACED PART. AIRCRAFT WAS BASED IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. PARTS DID NOT HAVE ANY PRIMER PROTECTION FROM FACTORY.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · spar · corrodedNov 11, 1996
HEAVY INTERGRANULAR CORROSION ON OUTBOARD SPAR CHANNEL LT WING. RMEOVED ADN REPLACED PART. AIRCRAFT BASED IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. WINGS DID NOT HAVE ANY PRIMER PROTECTION FROM FACTORY.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Flight controls · bracket · corrodedNov 11, 1996
HEAVY INTERGRANULAR CORROSION FOUND ON LOWER FLAP MOTOR BRACKET AT BOLT HOLE. REMOVED AND REPLACED PART. AIRCRAFT WAS BASED IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. PARTS WERE NOT PROTECTED WITH PRIMER AT TIME OF MANUFACTURE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · rib · corrodedNov 11, 1996
NOSE RIB CORRODED THROUGH AT STA 190 OF LT WING. AIRCRAFT WAS BASED IN FLORIDA WITH NO FACTORY PROTECTION OF PARTS INSIDE OF WINGS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · channel · corrodedNov 11, 1996
FOUND RIVETS POPPED ON THE LEADING EDGE OF RT WING AT STA 26. RMEOVED AND REPLACED PART. AIRCRAFT WAS BASED IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. PARTS WERE NOT PROTECTED WITH PRIMER AT TIME OF MANUFACTURE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · spar cap · corrodedNov 11, 1996
HEAVY INTERGRANULAR AND SURFACE CORROSION FOUND IN RT WING FWD SPAR CAP. REMOVED AND PRELACED PART WITH NEW CESSNA PART. AIRCRAFT WAS BASED IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. PARTS WERE NOT PROTECTED WITH PRIMER AT TIME OF MANUFACTURE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · spar channel · corrodedNov 11, 1996
HEAVY INTERGRANULAR AND SURFACE CORROSION WAS FOUND ON FWD SPAR CHANNEL OF RT WING. REMOVED AND REPLACED PART WITH NEW CESSNA PART. AIRCRAFT WAS BASED IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. NO PRIMER PROTECTION.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 13 reports.
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