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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Cessna
Model
172M
Year
1975
Serial number
17266338
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
AD912A
Engine
Make and model
Lycoming 0-320 Series
Type
4 Cycle
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 – 2011Whidbey Island Navy Flying ClubOak Harbor, WA
1949 – 1956Individual ownerSharon, PA · different airframe: Consolidated Vultee Bt-13a S/N 7689
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (1)
Accident · substantial damage
Aug 6, 2010 · Roche Harbor, WA
The pilot’s failure to attain an adequate climb airspeed due to his use of flaps for takeoff, and his selection of a runway, which resulted in an uphill, and possibly downwind, takeoff and subsequent collision with a known obstacle. Contributing to the accident was the operator's cockpit checklist that did not accurately reflect the manufacturer's takeoff procedures.
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.
Cessna Aircraft Company (Cessna) Model 172 Airplanes Modified by Supplemental Type…
May 26, 2011
Airframe (172M)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 (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 · hub · wornMar 11, 1997
WHEN NOSE WHEEL WAS REMOVED TO GREASE BEARINGS, DISCOVERED THAT BEARING CUP (KOYO MFG) WAS LOOSE IN WHEEL HUB. WHEEL HUB WAS WORN WHERE CUP HAD BEEN SPINNING IN HUB. THE CUP IS NORMALLY A PRESS FIT INTO THE WHEEL. A/C HAD NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY COMPLAINT PRIOR TO DISCOVERY. REPLACED RACE AND WHEEL HALF.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Lights · switch · corrodedMar 1, 1997
DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, DISCOVERED WIRE TERMINAL AT LANDING LIGHT SWITCH PARTIALLY MELTED CAUSED BY INCREASED RESISTANCE DUE TO CORRODED WIRES AT TERMINAL. REPLACED TERMINALS. FOUND SIMILAR CONDITION ON 1 OTHER TYPE A/C.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.