N9480D1985 Cessna 172RG
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19824 ADs may apply2 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026- Registered owner
- Kent State University
- Owner type
- Government
- City, state
- Stow, OH
- Certificate issued
- Oct 25, 1990
- Expires
- Aug 31, 2028
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Mar 4, 1985
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
- 1985
- Serial number
- 172RG1180
- 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
- AD2D3C
Engine
- Make and model
- Lycoming 0-360-A1d
- 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- 1990 – nowKent State UniversityStow, OH · current
- 1958 – 1962Del Rio Flying ServiceDel Rio, TX · different airframe: Piper Pa-18a 150 S/N 18-6732
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 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 (2)
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.
- Landing gear · actuator · crackedFeb 25, 2014
DURING SCHECULED INSPECTION. RT MAIN GEAR ACTUATOR BODY FOUND TO BE CRACKED NEAR FORWARD ATTACH BOLT HOLE. ACTUATOR BODY WAS REMOVED AND CRACK VERIFIED BY DYE PENETRANT INSPECTION. ACTUATOR BODY HAD A DYE PENETRANT INSPECTION PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED 98.3 HRS PRIOR, WITH NO ANOMALIES NOTED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine fuel and control · fuel pump · wrong partNov 25, 1997
A FACTORY OVERHAULED ENGINE WAS BEING INSTALLED WHEN MECH REPORTED UNABLE TO CONNECT THE FUEL LINES TO THE NEW FUEL PUMP (ENG DRIVEN). THE 'IN' AND 'OUT' PORTS WERE REVERSED. MFG WAS CONTACTED, AND A SECOND PUMP SENT, BUT IT WAS THE SAME P/N AS THE ORIG, BUT THE BOX HAD ANOTHER P/N ON IT. A 3RD…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 19, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 19, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026