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A Cessna 172 Skyhawk, the same model family as N670CS
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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of October 27, 2026
N670CS

Cessna 172S

ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codesIdaho

N670CS is a Cessna 172S, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2002. It has 4 seats. It is registered to Silverhawk Aviation Academy LLC, an LLC in Caldwell, Idaho. The registration is valid: it was issued on May 3, 2026 and expires on May 31, 2033. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal; utility, dated June 6, 2002.

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Aircraft

Maker
Cessna
Model
172S · all 172Ss and related versions
Built of
aluminium
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. This is how the Cessna 172 Skyhawk family is built; the FAA does not record construction for each aircraft, and the type certificate data sheet is the authority for this one.
Serial number
172S9098
Type
Fixed-wing, single engineFAA type of aircraft code 4 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Power
Piston (reciprocating)FAA type of engine code 1 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes, 1 motor · Lycoming IO-360-L2A · 180 hp
Seats
4
Year built
2002
Transponder code
A8DBFB (octal 52155773)

Registration

Status
Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Certificate issued
May 3, 2026
Expires
May 31, 2033
Last FAA action
July 7, 2026
Airworthiness
StandardFAA airworthiness class code 1 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · Normal; UtilityFAA certificate purpose code NU (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · June 6, 2002
FAA region
Northwest MountainFAA region code S (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
FAA record id
00307341

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Silverhawk Aviation Academy LLC (flight school: its whole fleet and safety record)
Type
LLCFAA type of owner code 7 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Address
4505 Aviation Way
Caldwell, ID 83605-8143
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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Connections how N670CS links to the rest of the register

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Records check free · 1 to understand · 4 clear

The public federal record on N670CS, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.

CLEARRegistration and identity

Valid registration to Silverhawk Aviation Academy LLC, an LLC, certificate issued May 3, 2026, expires May 31, 2033. No fractional interest recorded. [1]

CLEARAirworthiness certificate

Standard certificate for normal; utility, dated June 6, 2002, consistent with the 2002 manufacture year. [1]

CLEARPrior registrations of this airframe

No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 172S9098 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]

CLEARTail number reuse

No other airframe has carried N670CS according to the deregistered file. [2]

NOTERecent registry documents

No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]

ATTENTIONAccident and incident record

2 NTSB records under N670CS: Accident on January 29, 2019 at Reno, NV: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on January 31, 2003 at Lakeville, MN: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]

PENDINGTitle chain, liens and 337 forms

These live in the FAA aircraft records file (every document ever filed against the aircraft) and, for larger aircraft, the International Registry. Part of the full report.

PENDINGAirworthiness directives and utilization

AD compliance against the logbooks and flight-activity reconciliation are researched layers of the full report.

NTSB records 2

GAA19CA113Accident on January 29, 2019 at Reno, NV: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172 · operated under 091

The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a rejected takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a ditch.

Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB

CHI03LA061Accident on January 31, 2003 at Lakeville, MN: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172 · operated under 091

The pilot's inadequate removal of ice and snow during the airplane preflight, and the subsequent loss of control due to the airplane being covered with ice.

Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB

CLEAR the source was checked and shows no adverse findingATTENTION a fact a buyer or lender should understand, often routineNOTE context onlyPENDING covered by the full report
  1. FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 27, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  2. FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 27, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  3. FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 27, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  4. NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through September 30, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

This automated check reads the public federal record. Nothing here is a legal opinion, an appraisal or a statement about the aircraft's condition; a CLEAR line is a statement about the searched record, not the aircraft.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 27, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data