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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.

Cessna 172: Propeller driven single engine aircraft
Photo: Peter Bakema, GFDL 1.2, via Wikimedia Commons · Cessna 172 on Wikipedia

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

VersionRegisteredBuiltShare
172M3,5781972 to 197617.3%
172S3,1421998 to 202615.2%
172N3,1381976 to 198015.2%
1721,8061951 to 19658.7%
172P1,1101972 to 19885.4%
172K1,0261968 to 19815.0%
172L8581970 to 19734.2%
172H7801963 to 19673.8%
172G7221965 to 19673.5%
172F7171964 to 19733.5%
172R6831997 to 20203.3%
172E6171956 to 19673.0%
172D4711962 to 19632.3%
172RG4461973 to 19852.2%
172A4351956 to 19652.1%
172B4131960 to 19622.0%
172C3621941 to 19621.8%
172I3531967 to 19681.7%
172Q131982 to 19840.1%

When they were built by decade · 2,699 with no year on file

01,6803,3595,0386,718194019501960197019801990200020108982020

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

05491,0981,6482,19720102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420251,2042026

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, outside the U.S. · 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 · 20,670

Tail no.Maker and modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N78395 Cessna
172K
 Fgds LLC
Louisville, Kentucky
 Standard 2025-06-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8455X Cessna
172C
 Co-owned owner
Oklahoma
 Multiple 2025-06-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9635L Cessna
172P
 Acme Club Training INC
Anchorage, Alaska
 Standard 2025-06-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9650V Cessna
172M
 Individual owner
Arizona
 Standard 2025-06-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N153PC Cessna
172S
Standard 2025-06-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N615AH Cessna
172F
 Rusty Crate LLC
Wynne, Arkansas
 Standard 2025-06-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N622GP Cessna
172P
 Twenty Two Ashford LLC
Brentwood, Tennessee
 Standard 2025-06-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6857H Cessna
172M
 New Mexico Flying Eagle INC
Tucson, Arizona
 Standard 2025-06-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N73509 Cessna
172M
 Saffron Skies Aviation LLC
Pleasant Hill, California
 None on file 2025-06-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7839G Cessna
172L
 Gerty Air LLC
Sidney, Maine
 Standard 2025-06-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1201F Cessna
172N
 Red Door Aviation LLC
Dover, Delaware
 Standard 2025-06-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N12641 Cessna
172M
 Wanda Collins Professional Pilot Services LLC
Madisonville, Texas
 Standard 2025-06-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1330N Cessna
172S
 Edb Air INC
Wilsonville, Oregon
 Standard 2025-06-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2461Y Cessna
172D
 Ibx Living LLC
Wake Forest, North Carolina
 Standard 2025-06-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N320SC Textron Aviation Inc
172S
 Echo Aviation LLC
Oregon City, Oregon
 Standard 2025-06-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N530SC Textron Aviation Inc
172S
 Foxtrot Aviation LLC
Oregon City, Oregon
 Standard 2025-06-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5522S Cessna
172S
 Ameriflyers Of Texas INC
Addison, Texas
 Standard 2025-06-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6954A Cessna
172
 Individual owner
West Virginia
 Standard 2025-06-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7041A Cessna
172
 Co-owned owner
Washington
 Standard 2025-06-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N738CZ Cessna
172N
 Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC
Denton, Texas
 Standard 2025-06-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N84863 Cessna
172K
 Pierce Aerospace LLC
Hammond, Louisiana
 Standard 2025-06-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N733AE Cessna
172N
 Mackey Aviation LLC
Talking Rock, Georgia
 Standard 2025-06-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N733KV Cessna
172N
 Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC
Palmer, Alaska
 Standard 2025-06-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N25158 Textron Aviation Inc
172S
 Career Track 4 LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
 Standard 2025-06-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N12738 Cessna
172M
 1928 LLC
Dillon, Montana
 Standard 2025-06-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N172EW Cessna
172M
 Individual owner
Arizona
 Standard 2025-06-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N25152 Textron Aviation Inc
172S
 Career Track 4 LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
 Standard 2025-06-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N25153 Textron Aviation Inc
172S
 Career Track 4 LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
 Standard 2025-06-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N25157 Textron Aviation Inc
172S
 Career Track 4 LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
 Standard 2025-06-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N366CT Textron Aviation Inc
172S
 Aia Charlie LLC
Henderson, Nevada
 Standard 2025-06-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N366ST Textron Aviation Inc
172S
 N366St LLC
Kenesaw, Georgia
 Standard 2025-06-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5043J Cessna
172S
 Valiair Lc Trustee
Casper, Wyoming
 Standard 2025-06-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5864R Cessna
172G
 Battle Proven Leadership LLC
Crown Point, Indiana
 Standard 2025-06-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N797DT Cessna
172K
 Individual owner
Ohio
 Standard 2025-06-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1287U Cessna
172M
 Trekraken Aviation LLC
Scottsdale, Arizona
 Standard 2025-06-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N292VF Textron Aviation Inc
172S
 Textron Aviation Employees Flying Club INC
Wichita, Kansas
 Standard 2025-06-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4317Q Cessna
172L
 Individual owner
Ohio
 Standard 2025-06-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5398T Cessna
172E
 Individual owner
North Dakota
 Standard 2025-06-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N624B Textron Aviation Inc
172S
 Bravo Aircraft LLC
Alpharetta, Georgia
 Standard 2025-06-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7287T Cessna
172A
 Rfk Aerospace LLC
Clayton, North Carolina
 Standard 2025-06-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N737GU Cessna
172N
 Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC
Denton, Texas
 Standard 2025-06-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N73830 Cessna
172N
 Individual owner
Tennessee
 Standard 2025-06-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7994X Cessna
172B
Standard 2025-06-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N919ZA Textron Aviation Inc
172S
 Textron Aviation Employees Flying Club INC
Wichita, Kansas
 Standard 2025-06-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3945L Cessna
172G
 Co-owned owner
Washington
 Standard 2025-06-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N79431 Cessna
172K
 Individual owner
Illinois
 Standard 2025-06-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8488X Cessna
172C
 Rotormate LLC
Royse City, Texas
 Standard 2025-06-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1377F Cessna
172G
 Individual owner
Oregon
 Standard 2025-06-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2837L Cessna
172H
 Individual owner
Wisconsin
 Standard 2025-06-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N509TA Cessna
172S
 N509Ta-Ln LLC
New Braunfels, Texas
 Standard 2025-06-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N855CP Cessna
172R
 Vector Air LLC
Erie, Colorado
 Standard 2025-06-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4152L Cessna
172G
 Individual owner
Indiana
 Standard 2025-06-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8838B Cessna
172
 Mason City Enterprises LLC
Mason City, Nebraska
 Standard 2025-06-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N61770 Cessna
172M
 Mwbw LLC
Shawano, Wisconsin
 Standard 2025-05-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N737ML Cessna
172N
 Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC
Denton, Texas
 Standard 2025-05-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1452F Cessna
172H
 Horizon Aviation LLC
Bristow, Oklahoma
 Standard 2025-05-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6908A Cessna
172
 Individual owner
Florida
 Standard 2025-05-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N12469 Cessna
172M
 Individual owner
Washington
 Standard 2025-05-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1455V Cessna
172M
 Staples Aviation INC
Stormville, New York
 Standard 2025-05-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4327Q Cessna
172L
 Fackler Aviation Services LLC
Clearwater, Florida
 Standard 2025-05-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5352R Cessna
172F
 Co-owned owner
North Carolina
 Standard 2025-05-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6388D Cessna
172N
 Bdo Aviation LLC
Dallas, Texas
 Standard 2025-05-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6898A Cessna
172
 Individual owner
Washington
 Standard 2025-05-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7316A Cessna
172
 Individual owner
Oklahoma
 Standard 2025-05-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9562V Cessna
172M
 Winged Winds LLC
Douglassville, Pennsylvania
 Standard 2025-05-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N20050 Cessna
172M
 Florida Keys Flight Academy LLC
Marathon, Florida
 Standard 2025-05-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5100G Cessna
172N
 Aero Leasing LLC
Snohomish, Washington
 Standard 2025-05-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3595S Cessna
172E
 Individual owner
Pennsylvania
 Standard 2025-05-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5470K Cessna
172P
 Skye Aircraft LLC
Deland, Florida
 Standard 2025-05-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6829A Cessna
172
 Individual owner
West Virginia
 Standard 2025-05-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N737VN Cessna
172N
 Redstone Arsenal Flying Activity
Redstone Arsenal, Alabama
 Standard 2025-05-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N751SP Cessna
172S
 Hagele Aviation LLC
Hillsboro, Oregon
 Standard 2025-05-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N918VP Cessna
172M
 Vanderpool Robert W
Red Devil, Alaska
 Standard 2025-05-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1377M Cessna
172L
 Buiqui Aerospace CORP
Kissimmee, Florida
 Standard 2025-05-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N157DF Cessna
172L
 157Df LLC
Madison, Wisconsin
 Standard 2025-05-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N352ME Cessna
172S
 Flying Start Aero Services LLC
Reno, Nevada
 Standard 2025-05-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3933S Cessna
172E
 Frontline Aviation LLC
Blackshear, Georgia
 Standard 2025-05-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N738DM Cessna
172N
 Buiqui Aerospace CORP
Kissimmee, Florida
 Standard 2025-05-22 Reports overdueFAA registration status code N: Non-citizen corporation that has not returned its flight-hour reports. All codes
N8134B Cessna
172
 Treefo Bravo LLC
Hawkins, Texas
 Standard 2025-05-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N827PA Cessna
172S
 Ja Flight Services LLC
Sugar Grove, Illinois
 Standard 2025-05-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98960 Cessna
172P
 Buiqui Aerospace CORP
Kissimmee, Florida
 Standard 2025-05-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9912Q Cessna
172M
 Kd Aviation LLC
Sheridan, Wyoming
 Standard 2025-05-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N119P Cessna
172M
 4Dw Interests LLC
Longview, Texas
 None on file 2025-05-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N35322 Cessna
172I
 Individual owner
Utah
 Standard 2025-05-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3907R Cessna
172H
 Nexgen Aviation LLC
Ennis, Texas
 Standard 2025-05-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6041A Cessna
172
 Klosterman Aviation LLC
Celina, Ohio
 Standard 2025-05-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9540B Cessna
172RG
 Fly8Ma LLC
Big Lake, Alaska
 Standard 2025-05-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4659Q Cessna
172M
 N4659Q CORP
Papillion, Nebraska
 Standard 2025-05-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6812X Cessna
172A
 Big Sky Aviation INC
Wilmington, Delaware
 Standard 2025-05-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7415A Cessna
172
 Individual owner
Georgia
 Standard 2025-05-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N78542 Cessna
172K
 Individual owner
Alaska
 Standard 2025-05-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8003X Cessna
172B
 Individual owner
Minnesota
 Standard 2025-05-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9379H Cessna
172M
 Citizen Air LLC
Port Angeles, Washington
 Standard 2025-05-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1342F Cessna
172G
 Co-owned owner
California
 Standard 2025-05-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N13504 Cessna
172M
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 2025-05-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N258EP Textron Aviation Inc
172S
 Epic Aviation INC
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
 Standard 2025-05-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4693L Cessna
172G
 Emerald Air LLC
Snohomish, Washington
 Standard 2025-05-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N48BG Cessna
172N
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2025-05-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6610A Cessna
172
 Individual owner
Oregon
 Standard 2025-05-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N78520 Cessna
172K
 Jdb Aviation INC
Merritt Island, Florida
 Standard 2025-05-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
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