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 records · 6,888 cases since 1982, 1,011 fatal
2026-09-24WPR26FA354 · 172B N44P · accident near Royal City, WA · 1 killed
2026-09-23GAA26WA327 · 172 HK1961 · accident near Campo Alegre · no injuries
2026-09-18GAA26WA325 · 172 CGPTO · accident near Kisbey · 2 killed
2026-09-16CEN26LA322 · 172M N9909Q · accident near Hanover, IN · minor injuries
2026-09-09GAA26WA305 · 172 ZSFNH · accident near Midrand, OF · serious injuries
2026-09-08WPR26FA330 · 172N N734ZK · accident near San Diego, CA · 2 killed
2026-09-07ERA26LA342 · 172N N734NM · accident near Panama City, FL · no injuries
2026-08-24CEN26LA301 · 172M N9254H · accident near Frankston, TX · serious injuries
The 8 most recent of 6,888 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Rates per registered aircraft, phases of flight and causes are coming with the analytics stage. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record.
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 · 3,578 172M (all versions)
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N5251R | Cessna 172M |
Long Island Aviators LLC Seaford, New York |
Standard | 2026-05-16 | Valid |
| N102PR | Cessna 172M |
Rico Aviation Services INC Miami, Florida |
Special flight permit | 2026-05-13 | Valid |
| N12833 | Cessna 172M |
Kling Aviation INC Friendswood, Texas |
Standard | 2026-05-13 | Valid |
| N13639 | Cessna 172M |
Bishop Services LLC Ellisville, Mississippi |
Standard | 2026-05-08 | Valid |
| N80487 | Cessna 172M |
Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2026-04-26 | Valid |
| N20065 | Cessna 172M |
Southern Aero LLC Homestead, Florida |
Standard | 2026-04-23 | Valid |
| N21743 | Cessna 172M |
Co-owned owner South Dakota |
Standard | 2026-04-22 | Valid |
| N4692Q | Cessna 172M |
Zulu Aircraft Leasing LLC Grants Pass, Oregon |
Standard | 2026-04-20 | Valid |
| N64266 | Cessna 172M |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2026-04-20 | Valid |
| N9552H | Cessna 172M |
Zulu Aircraft Leasing LLC Grants Pass, Oregon |
Standard | 2026-04-20 | Valid |
| N64328 | Cessna 172M |
Compass Aviation INC Shelby, North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-04-13 | Valid |
| N100M | Cessna 172M |
Sky Odyssey Aviation LLC Gulf Breeze, Florida |
Standard | 2026-04-11 | Valid |
| N1732V | Cessna 172M |
Elk & Ram Aviation Group LLC San Antonio, Texas |
Standard | 2026-04-11 | Valid |
| N4456R | Cessna 172M |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2026-04-11 | Valid |
| N929BM | Cessna 172M |
Suntops Aircraft Holding LLC Lakeland, Florida |
Standard | 2026-04-11 | Valid |
| N80214 | Cessna 172M |
Delta Capital INC Blair, Nebraska |
Standard | 2026-04-10 | Valid |
| N21446 | Cessna 172M |
Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2026-04-09 | Valid |
| N30370 | Cessna 172M |
Fellow Ship Aviation LLC Monticello, Georgia |
Standard | 2026-04-08 | Valid |
| N5283R | Cessna 172M |
Fellow Ship Aviation LLC Monticello, Georgia |
Standard | 2026-04-08 | Valid |
| N20202 | Cessna 172M |
Lolani Leasing LLC Los Angeles, California |
Standard | 2026-04-06 | Valid |
| N63SA | Cessna 172M |
Sky View Aviation LLC Lenoir, North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-04-06 | Valid |
| N12588 | Cessna 172M |
Air Ally Asset Management LLC Chisago City, Minnesota |
Standard | 2026-04-04 | Valid |
| N17UP | Cessna 172M |
Rhinelander Flying Service INC Rhinelander, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2026-04-04 | Valid |
| N12822 | Cessna 172M |
Courtney Aviation LLC Columbia, California |
Standard | 2026-04-01 | Valid |
| N1417U | Cessna 172M |
Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC Denton, Texas |
Standard | 2026-04-01 | Valid |
| N92789 | Cessna 172M |
N5746U LLC Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2026-03-31 | Valid |
| N51249 | Cessna 172M |
Flying Turkey LLC Flower Mound, Texas |
Multiple | 2026-03-30 | Valid |
| N12772 | Cessna 172M |
Bell Ornithopters Flying Club INC Eastlake, Colorado |
Standard | 2026-03-29 | Valid |
| N20488 | Cessna 172M |
Aurora 17 Holdings LLC Aurora, Oregon |
Standard | 2026-03-28 | Valid |
| N73388 | Cessna 172M |
Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC Denton, Texas |
Standard | 2026-03-28 | Valid |
| N80336 | Cessna 172M |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2026-03-28 | Valid |
| N9660H | Cessna 172M |
Cdb Group Holdings LLC Sheridan, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-03-24 | Valid |
| N9443H | Cessna 172M |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2026-03-19 | Valid |
| N12525 | Cessna 172M |
Tam United Logistic LLC Toledo, Ohio |
Standard | 2026-03-18 | Valid |
| N6979H | Cessna 172M |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2026-03-18 | Valid |
| N12213 | Cessna 172M |
Top Flight Aviation INC Corona, California |
Standard | 2026-03-17 | Valid |
| N19842 | Cessna 172M |
Ocala Services INC Ocala, Florida |
Standard | 2026-03-12 | Valid |
| N9577V | Cessna 172M |
Mdr Flying INC Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2026-03-11 | Valid |
| N2356 | Cessna 172M |
Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2026-03-02 | Valid |
| N9886V | Cessna 172M |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2026-03-02 | Valid |
| N73197 | Cessna 172M |
Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2026-03-01 | Valid |
| N1247U | Cessna 172M |
Delari INC Miramar, Florida |
Standard | 2026-02-28 | Valid |
| N5055H | Cessna 172M |
Shaka Skies LLC Kihei, Hawaii |
Standard | 2026-02-25 | Valid |
| N5983M | Cessna 172M |
Co-owned owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2026-02-24 | Valid |
| N9601Q | Cessna 172M |
Steel Aviation INC Walnut Cove, North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-02-24 | Valid |
| N12706 | Cessna 172M |
Co-owned owner North Dakota |
Standard | 2026-02-22 | Valid |
| N27LA | Cessna 172M |
Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-02-20 | Valid |
| N61709 | Cessna 172M |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-02-18 | Valid |
| N12192 | Cessna 172M |
Jet & Rotor Aviation LLC Sacramento, California |
Standard | 2026-02-17 | Valid |
| N13400 | Cessna 172M |
Opolka John G Midlothian, Texas |
Standard | 2026-02-16 | Valid |
| N12707 | Cessna 172M |
Arctic Flying Club INC Fairbanks, Alaska |
Standard | 2026-02-15 | Valid |
| N13680 | Cessna 172M |
Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2026-02-15 | Valid |
| N4301R | Cessna 172M |
Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2026-02-15 | Valid |
| N80495 | Cessna 172M |
Space Coast Aero LLC Melbourne, Florida |
Multiple | 2026-02-15 | Valid |
| N13684 | Cessna 172M |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2026-02-12 | Valid |
| N12884 | Cessna 172M |
Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2026-02-09 | Valid |
| N262EE | Cessna 172M |
Horizon Flights CORP Henderson, Nevada |
Standard | 2026-02-07 | Valid |
| N20272 | Cessna 172M |
First Class Flying Club LLC Centennial, Colorado |
Standard | 2026-02-05 | Valid |
| N70323 | Cessna 172M |
Sky Equity LLC Woodbury, Minnesota |
Standard | 2026-01-27 | Valid |
| N19936 | Cessna 172M |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2026-01-26 | Valid |
| N2777T | Cessna 172M |
Aviator Air Flight School LLC Houston, Texas |
Standard | 2026-01-22 | Valid |
| N6974H | Cessna 172M |
Watsonair LLC Carlsbad, California |
Standard | 2026-01-17 | Valid |
| N9643H | Cessna 172M |
Mor Aviation N9643H LLC Gaithersburg, Maryland |
Standard | 2026-01-17 | Valid |
| N13731 | Cessna 172M |
Co-owned owner Alabama |
Standard | 2026-01-14 | Valid |
| N557DJ | Cessna 172M |
Mclain Aviation LLC Lyons, Georgia |
Standard | 2026-01-12 | Valid |
| N6991H | Cessna 172M |
Rhinelander Flying Service INC Palmetto, Florida |
Standard | 2026-01-12 | Valid |
| N72FD | Cessna 172M |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2026-01-12 | Valid |
| N61703 | Cessna 172M |
Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2026-01-08 | Valid |
| N20072 | Cessna 172M |
Ace Aviation 20072 LLC Pembroke Pines, Florida |
Standard | 2026-01-07 | Valid |
| N64045 | Cessna 172M |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2026-01-07 | Valid |
| N64524 | Cessna 172M |
Ace Aviation 64524 LLC Pembroke Pines, Florida |
Standard | 2026-01-07 | Valid |
| N5130R | Cessna 172M |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2026-01-02 | Valid |
| N80952 | Cessna 172M |
Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2026-01-01 | Valid |
| N61835 | Cessna 172M |
Epic Aviation Leasing LLC Puyallup, Washington |
Standard | 2025-12-29 | Valid |
| N5213R | Cessna 172M |
Soco Aero Leasing LLC Santa Rosa, California |
Standard | 2025-12-27 | Valid |
| N20046 | Cessna 172M |
Blue Panda LLC Olive Branch, Mississippi |
Standard | 2025-12-26 | Valid |
| N383BH | Cessna 172M |
Aero Aircraft 13 LLC Jacksonville, Florida |
Standard | 2025-12-26 | Valid |
| N12291 | Cessna 172M |
Co-owned owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2025-12-25 | Valid |
| N5436H | Cessna 172M |
True Course Air LLC Rich Hill, Missouri |
Standard | 2025-12-23 | Valid |
| N50944 | Cessna 172M |
Co-owned owner Alabama |
Standard | 2025-12-22 | Valid |
| N9848V | Cessna 172M |
Superhawk Flight LLC Plano, Texas |
Standard | 2025-12-22 | Valid |
| N64261 | Cessna 172M |
Chickadee Aviation LLC Auburn, Maine |
Standard | 2025-12-21 | Valid |
| N9838V | Cessna 172M |
Waypoint Equipment LLC Mckinney, Texas |
Standard | 2025-12-21 | Valid |
| N19801 | Cessna 172M |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-12-17 | Valid |
| N4317R | Cessna 172M |
Sam Aviation LLC Long Beach, California |
Standard | 2025-12-17 | Valid |
| N4633Q | Cessna 172M |
Mavis Air LLC Poway, California |
Standard | 2025-12-14 | Valid |
| N5126Q | Cessna 172M |
Avco Patrol LLC Lyndon, Kansas |
Multiple | 2025-12-14 | Valid |
| N9153H | Cessna 172M |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2025-12-14 | Valid |
| N13461 | Cessna 172M |
Aero Maintenance INC Vancouver, Washington |
Standard | 2025-12-10 | Valid |
| N1260U | Cessna 172M |
Sigma Aviation LLC Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-12-08 | Valid |
| N6727H | Cessna 172M |
Aldora Enterprise LLC League City, Texas |
Standard | 2025-12-07 | Valid |
| N50462 | Cessna 172M |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-12-06 | Valid |
| N13190 | Cessna 172M |
Co-owned owner Wyoming |
Standard | 2025-12-04 | Valid |
| N20660 | Cessna 172M |
Jl Avn LLC Ontario, Ohio |
Standard | 2025-12-03 | Valid |
| N5171R | Cessna 172M |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2025-12-02 | Valid |
| N80230 | Cessna 172M |
Fly Nh Aviation LLC Bow, New Hampshire |
Standard | 2025-12-02 | Valid |
| N80807 | Cessna 172M |
Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC Denton, Texas |
Standard | 2025-11-25 | Valid |
| N5156R | Cessna 172M |
Kookaburra Kiwi LLC Post Falls, Idaho |
Standard | 2025-11-23 | Valid |
| N9940V | Cessna 172M |
Soco Aero Leasing LLC Santa Rosa, California |
Standard | 2025-11-21 | Valid |
| N4472R | Cessna 172M |
Flyrite Aviation LLC Fort Myers, Florida |
Standard | 2025-11-19 | Valid |