Model
Cessna 172
1,806 Cessna 172 aircraft are currently registered with the FAA, built 1951–1965. Most are registered in TX, CA and WA.
- Registered today
- 1,806
- Years built
- 1951–1965
- Seats
- 4
- Engines
- 1 · Reciprocating
Registered fleet by year built
FAA Registry| 1951 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 1 | |
| 1953 | 1 | |
| 1955 | 60 | |
| 1956 | 565 | |
| 1957 | 338 | |
| 1958 | 314 | |
| 1959 | 167 | |
| 1960 | 4 | |
| 1965 | 1 | |
| Unknown | 354 |
Type data
FAA aircraft reference file- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Cruising speed
- 105 mph
172 aircraft
Page 2 of 73| N-number | Year | Based in | Certificate issued |
|---|---|---|---|
| N172TW | 1956 | Upland, CA | May 6, 2020 |
| N172WV | 1957 | Chesapeake, OH | Jul 27, 1999 |
| N190F | 1958 | Brookings, OR | Jul 28, 2021 |
| N1957W | — | Pomeroy, WA | Nov 4, 2019 |
| N197TC | 1958 | Oct 27, 2021 | |
| N19WS | — | Yakutat, AK | May 22, 2021 |
| N202E | — | Eagle Point, OR | Jan 9, 2020 |
| N2086Y | 1956 | West Plains, MO | May 9, 2024 |
| N209LJ | — | Walnut Ridge, AR | Apr 12, 2022 |
| N2108U | 1956 | Lewiston, ME | Jul 3, 2019 |
| N2208 | 1956 | Orange, VA | Mar 15, 2019 |
| N221A | 1956 | Olive Branch, MS | Aug 22, 2024 |
| N222TX | 1957 | Stockton, CA | Nov 14, 2007 |
| N228NY | 1959 | Wolf Point, MT | May 26, 2020 |
| N22XX | 1958 | Barnet, VT | Sep 9, 2024 |
| N2308U | 1956 | Joseph, UT | Jan 5, 2021 |
| N24SG | — | Dewey, AZ | May 24, 2023 |
| N253NA | — | Ulysses, KS | Nov 25, 2002 |
| N254NY | 1959 | Sauk Rapids, MN | Jan 29, 2013 |
| N256NY | 1956 | Warrensburg, NY | Jul 19, 2011 |
| N26BF | — | Richlands, NC | Dec 11, 2025 |
| N271RM | 1957 | Nome, AK | Jun 11, 1998 |
| N2769Z | 1956 | Albuquerque, NM | Apr 10, 2021 |
| N277N | — | Reedley, CA | Jul 15, 2025 |
| N280SL | — | Dornsife, PA | Sep 10, 2019 |