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Models · Cessna · Piston singles · data as of October 23, 2026

Cessna 162

175 on the U.S. register. Built from 2010 to 2015; half of them date from 2011 or earlier. Washington has the most (29). 61% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.

Cessna 162: American side-by-side two-seat light sport airplane
Photo: Ahunt, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · Cessna 162 Skycatcher on Wikipedia

About the 162 from the FAA's model table

Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
Power
Four-cycle piston, 1 engine
Common engines
Cont Motor O-200 (115), Cont Motor O-200-D (26), Cont Motor 0-200 Series (24)
Seats
2
Built of
aluminium
Maker on the register
Cessna Aircraft Co
Registered
earliest certificate June 21, 2010; newest October 21, 2026

Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft

VersionRegisteredBuiltShare
1621752009 to 2015100.0%

When they were built by decade · 26 with no year on file

03774111148120001482010
By decade built, as a table
aircraft
20001
2010148

Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far

Registrations by year, as a table
aircraft
20103
20117
20128
20131
20146
20156
20161
201712
20184
201910
20208
20218
20229
202320
202418
202530
202614

Airworthiness certificate class

By airworthiness certificate, as a table
aircraftshare
Light sport15589%
None on file106%
Experimental106%

Accident history NTSB records · 26 cases since 1982, 1 fatal

2026-04-25WPR26LA178 · 162 N162HA · accident near Everett, WA · no injuries
2026-03-22WPR26LA136 · 162 N163TW · accident near Chehalis, WA · no injuries
2025-03-19ERA25LA149 · 162 N62PT · accident near Miami, FL · no injuries
2024-05-25WPR24LA163 · 162 N6003F · accident near Livermore, CA · no injuries
2022-04-06WPR22LA145 · 162 N6076C · accident near Palo Alto, CA · serious injuries
2021-07-30WPR21LA309 · 162 N60524 · accident near Morton, WA · no injuries
2021-05-25CEN21LA246 · 162 N162TW · accident near Indianapolis, IN · no injuries
2019-07-29WPR19LA204 · 162 N30321 · accident near Vernal, UT · serious injuries

The 8 most recent of 26 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How this model compares with others, with the fleet taken into account: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.

Questions people ask answers refresh every morning

How many Cessna 162 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

175 as of October 23, 2026, counting 1 version the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Cessna 162s?

Washington, with 29.

Who owns the Cessna 162?

61% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.

When were the Cessna 162s on the register built?

Between 2010 and 2015; half of them in 2011 or earlier.

How many Cessna 162 accidents has the NTSB recorded?

26 accidents and incidents since 1982, 1 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.

What is the Cessna 162 made of?

The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Cessna 162 the component layer

The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. No FAA order in the current files names this model. Operators and repair shops have filed 10 failure reports with the FAA since 2011, 3 of them in the last ten years: about 0.6 a year for every 100 aircraft on the register; the system most often named is airframe structure.

Failure reports 10 since 2011 · what operators and shops told the FAA

01223311212113115119124126
Failure reports by year, as a table
reports
113
122
131
151
191
241
261

By system

Failure reports by system, as a table
reportsshare
Airframe structure440%
Engine220%
Landing gear220%
Instruments and avionics110%
Fuel system110%

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Parts most reported, as a table
reports
Latch3
Adc1
Door Latch1
Line1
Mount1
Shutoff Valve1
Strut1
Throttle Cable1

Latest reports

2026-09-04Strut: damaged · landing gear
2024-01-31Door Latch: malfunctioned · airframe structure
2019-08-29Adc: defective · instruments and avionics
2015-02-24Line: cracked · landing gear
2013-08-02Throttle Cable: failed · engine

Approved replacement parts 3 parts manufacturer approvals

Parts a company other than the maker may make for this design and sell as FAA-approved. The companies holding the most:

Most often: engine oil (3).

Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.

Connections how the 162 links to the rest of the register

Design
Engines
Where they are
Biggest operators
Record
Airworthiness

The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/cessna/162.json.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 175

Tail no.Maker and modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N52054 Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Individual owner
Indiana
Light sport 2026-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7027T Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Deerhaven Trails LLC
Sheridan, Wyoming
Light sport 2026-09-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N52049 Cessna Aircraft Co
162
West Racer LTD
Agoura Hills, California
Light sport 2026-07-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N60779 Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Individual owner
Tennessee
Light sport 2026-06-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3039Y Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Individual owner
Wisconsin
Light sport 2026-06-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N900DP Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Flying Dudes LLC
Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin
Light sport 2026-06-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6017K Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Individual owner
Mississippi
Light sport 2026-05-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3028G Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Individual owner
Texas
Light sport 2026-05-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6039M Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Falcon Flight LLC
Las Vegas, Nevada
Light sport 2026-05-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3033U Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Individual owner
Kentucky
Experimental 2026-04-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N60506 Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Individual owner
Texas
Light sport 2026-04-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N60745 Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Individual owner
Nevada
Light sport 2026-04-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N52040 Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Individual owner
New Hampshire
Light sport 2026-03-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70241 Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Skyranch Knoxville Youth INC
Knoxville, Tennessee
Light sport 2026-02-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7007A Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Preferred Aircraft LLC
Missoula, Montana
Light sport 2025-12-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N60045 Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Individual owner
Tennessee
Light sport 2025-12-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N162YE Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Individual owner
Georgia
Light sport 2025-12-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3032D Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Action Aerospace LLC
Bluffton, South Carolina
Light sport 2025-11-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N162TW Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Rainier Flight Service LLC
Renton, Washington
Light sport 2025-11-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N163TW Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Rainier Flight Service LLC
Renton, Washington
Light sport 2025-11-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5208V Cessna Aircraft Co
162
La Flight School INC
Van Nuys, California
Light sport 2025-11-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N184MS Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Individual owner
Massachusetts
Light sport 2025-10-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5212R Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Montana Interstate Air Transport LLC
Kalispell, Montana
Light sport 2025-09-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3589N Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Kilo Mushroom Aeronautics INC
Renton, Washington
None on file 2025-09-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5217X Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Rodger That Aviation LLC
Arlington, Texas
Light sport 2025-08-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6106F Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Boca Pilot Flight Training LLC
Delray Beach, Florida
Light sport 2025-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N179LC Cessna Aircraft Co
162
La Flight School INC
Van Nuys, California
Light sport 2025-06-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N589JD Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Rainier Flight Service LLC
Renton, Washington
None on file 2025-06-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N343JH Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Rainier Flight Service LLC
Renton, Washington
Light sport 2025-06-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5215K Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Individual owner
West Virginia
Light sport 2025-04-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N30263 Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Individual owner
South Carolina
Light sport 2025-03-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6035U Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Co-owned owner
Mississippi
Light sport 2025-03-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7031L Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Individual owner
Florida
Light sport 2025-03-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N162PG Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Individual owner
Arizona
Experimental 2025-03-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70249 Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Individual owner
Florida
Light sport 2025-03-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7026T Cessna Aircraft Co
162
International City Leasing LLC
El Paso, Texas
Light sport 2025-03-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5204U Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Individual owner
New Jersey
Light sport 2025-02-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3034Y Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Individual owner
New York
Light sport 2025-02-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6042P Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Ziyang Aircraft LLC
Indianapolis, Indiana
Light sport 2025-01-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70258 Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Co-owned owner
Iowa
Light sport 2025-01-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7028L Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Co-owned owner
Florida
Light sport 2025-01-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N162LM Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Beagle Scents LLC
Chandler, Arizona
Light sport 2025-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N450RP Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Paradise Boating CO
Chicago, Illinois
Light sport 2025-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N40LF Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Experimental Aircraft Association INC
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Light sport 2025-01-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N162LS Cessna Aircraft Co
162
N162Ls LLC
Burlington, Wyoming
Light sport 2024-12-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6000U Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Horus LLC
Omaha, Nebraska
Light sport 2024-11-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N52023 Cessna Aircraft Co
162
M&L Flight INC
Newcastle, Washington
Light sport 2024-11-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N263VX Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2024-10-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5212Y Cessna Aircraft Co
162
M&L Flight INC
Newcastle, Washington
Light sport 2024-10-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N52030 Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Hb963 LLC
Gig Harbor, Washington
Light sport 2024-10-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3032U Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Hb963 LLC
Gig Harbor, Washington
Light sport 2024-08-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6056V Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Flying Colors Airparts INC
Leesburg, Florida
None on file 2024-07-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3032F Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Hb963 LLC
Gig Harbor, Washington
Light sport 2024-06-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3036P Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Orbital Flight Training LLC
St George, Utah
Light sport 2024-05-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N765LD Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Individual owner
Massachusetts
Experimental 2024-05-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3037C Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Individual owner
Oregon
Light sport 2024-05-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6003F Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Ionaj INC
San Francisco, California
Light sport 2024-04-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N60507 Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Pilot Training Center LLC
Miami, Florida
Light sport 2024-04-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N52092 Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Individual owner
North Carolina
Experimental 2024-03-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6038K Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Individual owner
New Hampshire
Light sport 2024-01-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N162Y Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Skys the Limit Investments LLC
Sanders, Kentucky
Light sport 2024-01-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7032D Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Fly America INC
Palo Alto, California
Light sport 2024-01-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N126RB Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Individual owner
Washington
None on file 2023-12-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6058V Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Rainier Flight Service LLC
Renton, Washington
Light sport 2023-12-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8JM Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Orion Ventures LLC
Kalispell, Montana
Experimental 2023-11-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7025K Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Spirit Aviation Management Services INC
Thomson, Georgia
Light sport 2023-10-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5214F Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Rainier Flight Service LLC
Renton, Washington
Light sport 2023-10-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6100K Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Individual owner
Arizona
Light sport 2023-10-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6020Y Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Rainier Flight Service LLC
Renton, Washington
Light sport 2023-09-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N30296 Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Chrisaire LLC
Orange, California
Light sport 2023-08-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N60758 Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Rainier Flight Service LLC
Renton, Washington
Light sport 2023-06-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5199D Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Rainier Flight Service LLC
Renton, Washington
Light sport 2023-05-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N30373 Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Individual owner
California
Light sport 2023-05-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6077U Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Elite Fleet Jacksonville LLC
Jacksonville, Florida
Light sport 2023-04-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5199K Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Individual owner
Florida
Light sport 2023-04-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N60442 Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Ralph B Mill III INC
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Light sport 2023-02-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N52056 Cessna Aircraft Co
162
206 Aviation LLC
Bainbridge Island, Washington
Light sport 2023-02-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6077F Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Spirit Aviation Management Services INC
Thomson, Georgia
Light sport 2023-02-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N60020 Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Spirit Aviation Management Services INC
Thomson, Georgia
Light sport 2023-02-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70189 Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Experimental 2023-01-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5211Y Cessna Aircraft Co
162
M&L Flight INC
Newcastle, Washington
Light sport 2023-01-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6050B Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Air-Ric LLC
Mobile, Alabama
Light sport 2023-01-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6055Z Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Co-owned owner
Michigan
Light sport 2022-11-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6033Z Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Individual owner
Florida
Light sport 2022-10-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N162BS Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Individual owner
Arizona
Light sport 2022-10-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6004Z Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Individual owner
California
Light sport 2022-09-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1229B Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Individual owner
Ohio
Light sport 2022-09-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N162HK Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Balance Industries INC
Buellton, California
Light sport 2022-09-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6003P Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Co-owned owner
Texas
Light sport 2022-08-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N52110 Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Jhawk Aviation LLC
Leavenworth, Kansas
Light sport 2022-03-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3029F Cessna Aircraft Co
162
M&L Flight INC
Newcastle, Washington
Light sport 2022-01-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N166JA Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Lazy 8 LLC
Renton, Washington
Light sport 2021-11-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6057U Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Individual owner
Indiana
Light sport 2021-11-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6026J Cessna Aircraft Co
162
N6026J LLC
Opa Locka, Florida
Light sport 2021-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N162HG Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Individual owner
Mississippi
Light sport 2021-06-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N316SV Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Ace of Spades Aviation LLC
Las Vegas, Nevada
Light sport 2021-06-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N143DG Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Sowela Technical Community College
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Light sport 2021-06-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7031F Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Individual owner
North Carolina
Light sport 2021-02-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6044P Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Rainier Flight Service LLC
Renton, Washington
Light sport 2021-01-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6034J Cessna Aircraft Co
162
Far Horizon LTD
Wilmington, Delaware
Light sport 2020-12-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes