Cessna 172 Skyhawk
20,670 on the U.S. register across 19 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1956 to 2026; half of them date from 1975 or earlier. Florida has the most (1,832). 55% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are never named here.
About the 172 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 engine
- Common engines
- Lycoming 0-320 Series (9,471), Cont Motor 0-300 Ser (6,073), Lycoming Io-360-L2A (2,621)
- Seats
- 4
- Cruise speed
- about 105 mph
- Makers on the register
- Cessna, Textron Aviation Inc, Cessna Aircraft Co
- Registered
- earliest certificate February 13, 1962; newest October 2, 2026
Where they are owner's state
Florida1,832Texas1,750California1,725Delaware1,019Washington774Ohio570North Carolina531Georgia527New York509Arizona509Michigan506Alabama494
Who owns them registrant type
Individual7,300 (35%)LLC6,721 (33%)Corporation3,911 (19%)Co-owned1,926 (9%)Government456 (2%)Partnership246 (1%)Non-citizen corporation107 (0.5%)Not stated3 (0.0%)
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
| Version | Registered | Built | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 172M | 3,578 | 1972 to 1976 | 17.3% |
| 172S | 3,142 | 1998 to 2026 | 15.2% |
| 172N | 3,138 | 1976 to 1980 | 15.2% |
| 172 | 1,806 | 1951 to 1965 | 8.7% |
| 172P | 1,110 | 1972 to 1988 | 5.4% |
| 172K | 1,026 | 1968 to 1981 | 5.0% |
| 172L | 858 | 1970 to 1973 | 4.2% |
| 172H | 780 | 1963 to 1967 | 3.8% |
| 172G | 722 | 1965 to 1967 | 3.5% |
| 172F | 717 | 1964 to 1973 | 3.5% |
| 172R | 683 | 1997 to 2020 | 3.3% |
| 172E | 617 | 1956 to 1967 | 3.0% |
| 172D | 471 | 1962 to 1963 | 2.3% |
| 172RG | 446 | 1973 to 1985 | 2.2% |
| 172A | 435 | 1956 to 1965 | 2.1% |
| 172B | 413 | 1960 to 1962 | 2.0% |
| 172C | 362 | 1941 to 1962 | 1.8% |
| 172I | 353 | 1967 to 1968 | 1.7% |
| 172Q | 13 | 1982 to 1984 | 0.1% |
When they were built by decade · 2,699 with no year on file
Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far
Registration status
Valid20,348 (98%)Pending160 (0.8%)Valid (manufacturer)79 (0.4%)Sale reported52 (0.3%)Canceled11 (0.1%)Pending cancellation10 (0.0%)
Airworthiness certificate class
Standard19,965 (97%)None on file349 (2%)Multiple189 (0.9%)Restricted135 (0.7%)Experimental27 (0.1%)Special flight permit5 (0.0%)
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Christiansen Aviation LLC229Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC145Civil Air Patrol126Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University INC112Textron Aviation INC89Civil Air Patrol INC75American Patrols INC65Ab Prop Plane II LLC57Epic Aviation INC56Mustang Sally Aviation LLC52Wingsleasing LLC51Phoenix East Aviation LLC35
Fleet pages: Christiansen Aviation LLC · Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC · Civil Air Patrol · Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University INC · Textron Aviation INC · Civil Air Patrol INC · American Patrols INC · Ab Prop Plane II LLC
Accident history NTSB
Each aircraft's own page already shows its NTSB accident and incident record. The model-wide record (accidents per year, fatal and non-fatal, against the number registered) is being added; it will appear here.
Questions people ask answers refresh every morning
How many Cessna 172 Skyhawk aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
20,670 as of October 2, 2026, counting 19 versions the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Cessna 172s?
Florida, with 1,832.
Who owns the Cessna 172?
55% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are never named on this site.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 20,670
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N26110 | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Career Track 5 LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2026-10-02 | Valid |
| N26111 | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Career Track 5 LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2026-10-02 | Valid |
| N26112 | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Career Track 5 LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2026-10-02 | Valid |
| N6618D | Cessna 172N |
Stein Air LLC New Ringgold, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2026-10-02 | Valid |
| N13095 | Cessna 172M |
Air Ally Asset Management LLC Chisago City, Minnesota |
Standard | 2026-10-01 | Valid |
| N5301E | Cessna 172N |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-10-01 | Valid |
| N6945X | Cessna 172B |
A Team Motors LLC DBA Henderson, Nevada |
Standard | 2026-10-01 | Valid |
| N176LG | Cessna 172RG |
Tita Enterprises LLC Apex, North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-09-30 | Valid |
| N19840 | Cessna 172M |
Tri-Star Aviation INC La Porte, Texas |
Standard | 2026-09-30 | Valid |
| N3371E | Cessna 172N |
Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC Denton, Texas |
Standard | 2026-09-30 | Valid |
| N4339R | Cessna 172M |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2026-09-30 | Valid |
| N5082A | Cessna 172 |
Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-09-30 | Valid |
| N733FG | Cessna 172N |
Pnw Aircraft Holdings LLC Issaquah, Washington |
Standard | 2026-09-30 | Valid |
| N734EW | Cessna 172N |
Red-Tailed Hawks Aviation Academy INC Mukilteo, Washington |
Standard | 2026-09-30 | Valid |
| N738MR | Cessna 172N |
New World Air LLC Orland Park, Illinois |
Standard | 2026-09-30 | Valid |
| N984JA | Cessna 172S |
Kinman Plumbing CO INC Louisville, Kentucky |
Standard | 2026-09-30 | Valid |
| N7368J | Cessna 172N |
Dylan Branch LLC Tomball, Texas |
Standard | 2026-09-29 | Valid |
| N7958B | Cessna 172 |
Thrustline Aviation LLC Happy Valley, Oregon |
Standard | 2026-09-29 | Valid |
| N12885 | Cessna 172M |
Above & Beyond Aviation LLC Sandy Hook, Connecticut |
Standard | 2026-09-28 | Valid |
| N62590 | Cessna 172P |
N62590 LLC Wye Mills, Maryland |
Standard | 2026-09-28 | Valid |
| N64456 | Cessna 172M |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2026-09-28 | Valid |
| N2809L | Cessna 172H |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2026-09-26 | Valid |
| N4199F | Cessna 172 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2026-09-26 | Valid |
| N5316R | Cessna 172RG |
Training Planes LLC Tampa, Florida |
Standard | 2026-09-26 | Valid |
| N64173 | Cessna 172M |
Training Planes LLC Tampa, Florida |
Standard | 2026-09-26 | Valid |
| N759S | Cessna 172M |
Training Planes LLC Tampa, Florida |
Standard | 2026-09-26 | Valid |
| N8213L | Cessna 172H |
Training Planes LLC Tampa, Florida |
Standard | 2026-09-26 | Valid |
| N8334L | Cessna 172I |
Airspeed Marketing Bravo LLC Phoenix, Arizona |
Standard | 2026-09-26 | Valid |
| N102MU | Cessna 172R |
Training Planes LLC Tampa, Florida |
Standard | 2026-09-25 | Valid |
| N172RG | Cessna 172RG |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-09-25 | Valid |
| N3590S | Cessna 172E |
Northwest Aircraft Services LLC Hayden, Idaho |
Standard | 2026-09-25 | Valid |
| N3840L | Cessna 172G |
Co-owned owner Idaho |
Standard | 2026-09-25 | Valid |
| N6284R | Cessna 172RG |
Top Aircraft Leasing LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2026-09-25 | Valid |
| N654AL | Cessna 172N |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2026-09-25 | Valid |
| N822ML | Cessna 172M |
Mojo Flight Group LLC Gainesville, Georgia |
Standard | 2026-09-25 | Valid |
| N9138H | Cessna 172M |
Mojo Flight Group LLC Gainesville, Georgia |
Standard | 2026-09-25 | Valid |
| N988BG | Cessna 172M |
Mojo Flight Group LLC Gainesville, Georgia |
Standard | 2026-09-25 | Valid |
| N2238E | Cessna 172N |
Atd Pilot Training LLC Kansas City, Missouri |
None on file | 2026-09-23 | Valid |
| N2434U | Cessna 172D |
Skyhawk N2434U LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2026-09-23 | Valid |
| N2454L | Cessna 172H |
Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2026-09-23 | Valid |
| N273EB | Cessna 172N |
North Country Aircraft Holdings LLC Watertown, New York |
Standard | 2026-09-23 | Valid |
| N3790R | Cessna 172H |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2026-09-23 | Valid |
| N5095R | Cessna 172M |
Training Planes LLC Tampa, Florida |
Standard | 2026-09-23 | Valid |
| N5697A | Cessna 172 |
Co-owned owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2026-09-23 | Valid |
| N612RK | Cessna 172 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-09-23 | Valid |
| N64814 | Cessna 172P |
Propel Air LLC Pottstown, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2026-09-23 | Valid |
| N654SP | Cessna 172S |
Jm Air Holdings LLC Stevensburg, Virginia |
Standard | 2026-09-23 | Valid |
| N733DN | Cessna 172N |
Training Planes LLC Tampa, Florida |
Standard | 2026-09-23 | Valid |
| N739AJ | Cessna 172N |
Aviation Adventures LLC Billings, Montana |
Standard | 2026-09-23 | Valid |
| N7419X | Cessna 172B |
Skyranch Knoxville Youth INC Knoxville, Tennessee |
Standard | 2026-09-23 | Valid |
| N12386 | Cessna 172S |
Fly White Cloud LLC Lake Havasu City, Arizona |
None on file | 2026-09-22 | Valid |
| N2858Q | Cessna 172L |
Kelley Aircraft LLC Weyers Cave, Virginia |
Standard | 2026-09-22 | Valid |
| N3147X | Cessna 172H |
Superior Golf Course Maintenance LLC Plantation, Florida |
Standard | 2026-09-22 | Valid |
| N333JE | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Js Aviation INC Valparaiso, Indiana |
Standard | 2026-09-22 | Valid |
| N121KA | Cessna 172M |
Air Ally Asset Management LLC Chisago City, Minnesota |
Standard | 2026-09-21 | Valid |
| N4244Q | Cessna 172L |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2026-09-21 | Valid |
| N2516U | Cessna 172D |
Co-owned owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2026-09-20 | Valid |
| N7800U | Cessna 172E |
Individual owner Utah |
Standard | 2026-09-20 | Valid |
| N8215L | Cessna 172H |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2026-09-20 | Valid |
| N8266E | Cessna 172N |
Propel Air LLC Pottstown, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2026-09-20 | Valid |
| N4465R | Cessna 172M |
Ck Leasing Services LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2026-09-19 | Valid |
| N7159A | Cessna 172 |
Wilgar Aero LLC Palestine, Arkansas |
Standard | 2026-09-19 | Valid |
| N7837U | Cessna 172F |
Commander Aviation LLC Monroe, Michigan |
Standard | 2026-09-19 | Valid |
| N79071 | Cessna 172K |
Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2026-09-19 | Valid |
| N81424 | Cessna 172H |
Wbair LLC Wills Point, Texas |
Standard | 2026-09-19 | Valid |
| N8240L | Cessna 172H |
Cactus To Clouds Aviation LLC Indio, California |
Standard | 2026-09-19 | Valid |
| N7827X | Cessna 172B |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2026-09-18 | Valid |
| N1351U | Cessna 172M |
Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2026-09-17 | Valid |
| N472EL | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Aa-Aero LLC Lewes, Delaware |
Standard | 2026-09-17 | Valid |
| N737KE | Cessna 172N |
247 Aviation LLC Palm Coast, Florida |
Standard | 2026-09-17 | Valid |
| N737WE | Cessna 172N |
Wild Eagle Aviation LLC Arvada, Colorado |
Standard | 2026-09-17 | Valid |
| N9875M | Cessna 172L |
Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2026-09-17 | Valid |
| N1510Y | Cessna 172C |
Eegle Corps INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2026-09-16 | Valid |
| N19682 | Cessna 172L |
Co-owned owner Colorado |
Standard | 2026-09-16 | Valid |
| N2454V | Cessna 172S |
Maxxum Financial Group INC Destrehan, Louisiana |
Standard | 2026-09-16 | Valid |
| N5131R | Cessna 172M |
Mlt Operations LLC Traverse City, Michigan |
Standard | 2026-09-16 | Valid |
| N52678 | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Land And Sea Aviation Alaska LLC Anchorage, Alaska |
Standard | 2026-09-16 | Valid |
| N545U | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Catching Freedom LLC Bozeman, Montana |
Standard | 2026-09-16 | Valid |
| N55LG | Cessna 172I |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2026-09-16 | Valid |
| N7276A | Cessna 172 |
Aved Consulting LLC Edgewater, Florida |
Standard | 2026-09-16 | Valid |
| N734PK | Cessna 172N |
Purdue Aviation LLC West Lafayette, Indiana |
Standard | 2026-09-16 | Valid |
| N734XR | Cessna 172N |
Wingsleasing LLC Wichita, Kansas |
Standard | 2026-09-16 | Valid |
| N890ER | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University INC Daytona Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2026-09-16 | Valid |
| N92448 | Cessna 172M |
Co-owned owner Oregon |
Standard | 2026-09-16 | Valid |
| N20494 | Cessna 172M |
Aviation Group Jmj INC Callahan, Florida |
Standard | 2026-09-15 | Valid |
| N84656 | Cessna 172K |
Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2026-09-15 | Valid |
| N549ER | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University INC Prescott, Arizona |
Standard | 2026-09-14 | Valid |
| N745ER | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University INC Prescott, Arizona |
Standard | 2026-09-14 | Valid |
| N745Z | Cessna 172R |
Zin Services LLC Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2026-09-14 | Valid |
| N752ER | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University INC Prescott, Arizona |
Standard | 2026-09-14 | Valid |
| N872ER | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University INC Daytona Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2026-09-14 | Valid |
| N883ER | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University INC Daytona Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2026-09-14 | Valid |
| N9751T | Cessna 172A |
Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2026-09-14 | Valid |
| N882ER | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University INC Daytona Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2026-09-13 | Valid |
| N4621L | Cessna 172G |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2026-09-12 | Valid |
| N5020R | Cessna 172M |
Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2026-09-12 | Valid |
| N13277 | Cessna 172M |
Ultimate Aviation LLC Lowell, Arkansas |
Standard | 2026-09-11 | Valid |
| N9438H | Cessna 172M |
Bering Capital LLC Anchorage, Alaska |
Standard | 2026-09-11 | Valid |
| N20965 | Cessna 172M |
Reich Aviation LLC Loudon, Tennessee |
Standard | 2026-09-10 | Valid |
| N4774F | Cessna 172N |
Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2026-09-10 | Valid |
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