Type certificate 3A17
Held today by Textron Aviation INC., earlier by Cessna Aircraft Company. It covers 12 models; about 21,450 aircraft on the U.S. register are built to the designs it names. Last revised July 29, 2015 (revision 47). 91 FAA orders name its designs, and 585 approved modifications build on it.
Models under this certificate 12
R172H, R172G, R172K, R172F, 172RG, R172J, 175, 175B, P172D, R172E, 175C, 175A
On this site
The data sheet on the FAA's site: the approved engines and propellers, weights, speeds and limits for each model.
FAA orders on these designs 91 · newest first
2024-08-202024-14-03 · Autopilot System · flight controls
2023-05-262023-10-02 · Indicating/Recording System, Navigation · instruments and avionics
2022-03-212022-03-15 · Fuel Quantity Indicator · fuel system
2020-11-122020-18-01 · Fuselage · airframe structure
2018-02-212018-02-04 · Exhaust Noise Suppressor · engine
2013-08-012013-11-11 · Engine Oil Pressure · engine
2013-03-192013-03-15 · Aircraft Fuel Distribution System · flight controls
2012-12-282012-22-01 · Aircraft Fuel Distribution System · flight controls
Approved modifications 585 · companies holding the most
Source: FAA type certificate data sheets (Dynamic Regulatory System); register counts from the FAA register of October 5, 2026. Connections as data: /graph/certificate/3A17.json.