Models · Cessna · Piston singles · data as of October 2, 2026

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, 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 · 722 172G (all versions)

Tail no.	Maker and model	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N5894R	Cessna 172G	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2015-11-18	Valid
N4184L	Cessna 172G	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2015-11-16	Valid
N1394F	Cessna 172G	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2015-10-20	Valid
N65WB	Cessna 172G	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2015-10-13	Valid
N4208L	Cessna 172G	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2015-09-25	Valid
N727KD	Cessna 172G	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2015-09-11	Valid
N3652L	Cessna 172G	Jbm Aviation LLC Mc Leansboro, Illinois	Standard	2015-08-21	Valid
N6054R	Cessna 172G	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2015-07-23	Valid
N3872L	Cessna 172G	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	2015-07-02	Valid
N5975R	Cessna 172G	Co-owned owner Ohio	Standard	2015-06-15	Valid
N4303L	Cessna 172G	Artic'S Air Academy LLC Palmer, Alaska	Standard	2015-05-07	Valid
N3896L	Cessna 172G	Mcphillips Flying Service INC Beaver Island, Michigan	Standard	2015-05-06	Valid
N3815L	Cessna 172G	New Jersey Fly Boys LLC Blairstown, New Jersey	Standard	2015-04-13	Valid
N4168L	Cessna 172G	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2015-03-24	Valid
N1133F	Cessna 172G	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2015-03-09	Valid
N6095R	Cessna 172G	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2015-02-06	Valid
N6029R	Cessna 172G	Individual owner Utah	Standard	2014-12-22	Valid
N107PS	Cessna 172G	Ladies In Aviation LLC Mocksville, North Carolina	Standard	2014-12-18	Valid
N6009R	Cessna 172G	Cape Aerial Tours DBA Chatham, Massachusetts	Standard	2014-12-09	Valid
N6016R	Cessna 172G	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2014-11-18	Valid
N3942L	Cessna 172G	Original Design Ministries Eatonville, Washington	Standard	2014-10-29	Valid
N3931L	Cessna 172G	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2014-10-28	Valid
N4293L	Cessna 172G	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2014-10-24	Valid
N3705L	Cessna 172G	Red Five Aviation LLC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2014-10-15	Valid
N3936L	Cessna 172G	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2014-09-30	Valid
N94CA	Cessna 172G	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	2014-09-12	Valid
N3738L	Cessna 172G	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2014-08-22	Valid
N3649L	Cessna 172G	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2014-08-19	Valid
N4479L	Cessna 172G	Co-owned owner New Jersey	Standard	2014-08-12	Valid
N1143F	Cessna 172G	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2014-07-23	Valid
N4359L	Cessna 172G	Co-owned owner New York	Standard	2014-07-21	Valid
N4309L	Cessna 172G	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2014-07-02	Valid
N1168F	Cessna 172G	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2014-06-26	Valid
N4402L	Cessna 172G	Individual owner New Mexico	Standard	2014-06-24	Valid
N3672L	Cessna 172G	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2014-06-04	Valid
N3733L	Cessna 172G	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2014-05-21	Valid
N1347F	Cessna 172G	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2014-05-19	Valid
N4337L	Cessna 172G	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2014-04-28	Valid
N5794R	Cessna 172G	Individual owner New York	Standard	2014-03-07	Valid
N5941R	Cessna 172G	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2014-02-20	Valid
N1125F	Cessna 172G	Aeropark LLC Michigan City, Indiana	Standard	2014-02-03	Valid
N4127L	Cessna 172G	Holdt Farms INC Elgin, Nebraska	Standard	2014-01-27	Valid
N4233L	Cessna 172G	Tulsa Technology Center School District No 18 Tulsa, Oklahoma	Standard	2013-11-21	Valid
N5793R	Cessna 172G	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2013-11-14	Valid
N4129L	Cessna 172G	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2013-11-06	Valid
N6056R	Cessna 172G	Mission Aviation Training Academy Arlington, Washington	Standard	2013-07-25	Valid
N4611L	Cessna 172G	Nutsch.Com LLC Independence, Oregon	Standard	2013-07-23	Valid
N3909L	Cessna 172G	Individual owner New York	Standard	2013-07-11	Valid
N5738R	Cessna 172G	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2013-05-22	Valid
N5886R	Cessna 172G	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	2013-05-02	Valid
N3928L	Cessna 172G	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2013-04-10	Valid
N4473L	Cessna 172G	Individual owner Mississippi	Standard	2013-03-27	Valid
N890PG	Cessna 172G	Cp Air LLC Indianapolis, Indiana	Standard	2013-03-06	Valid
N476DT	Cessna 172G	Individual owner California	Standard	2013-02-07	Valid
N5866R	Cessna 172G	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2013-01-18	Valid
N3958L	Cessna 172G	N3958L LLC Honolulu, Hawaii	Standard	2012-12-03	Valid
N4114L	Cessna 172G	Co-owned owner North Dakota	Standard	2012-11-08	Valid
N4484L	Cessna 172G	Mifflintown Airport Aero Club INC Loysville, Pennsylvania	Standard	2012-10-17	Valid
N1120D	Cessna 172G	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2012-09-17	Valid
N3747L	Cessna 172G	N3747L LLC Sonora, California	Standard	2012-08-13	Valid
N3848L	Cessna 172G	Harrod Group INC Ellaville, Georgia	Restricted	2012-07-31	Valid
N3782L	Cessna 172G	Individual owner Wyoming	Standard	2012-07-03	Valid
N1139F	Cessna 172G	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2012-06-28	Valid
N5782R	Cessna 172G	Schuck Daniel W Newark, California	Standard	2012-06-28	Valid
N4365L	Cessna 172G	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2012-04-06	Valid
N3788L	Cessna 172G	Co-owned owner New Jersey	Standard	2012-03-14	Valid
N5951R	Cessna 172G	South Seattle Community College Seattle, Washington	Standard	2012-02-15	Valid
N4151L	Cessna 172G	Co-owned owner Iowa	Standard	2012-01-26	Valid
N5774R	Cessna 172G	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2012-01-10	Valid
N4318L	Cessna 172G	Co-owned owner New Mexico	Standard	2011-11-28	Valid
N4394L	Cessna 172G	R A Marsh Flying Club LLC Williamson, Georgia	Standard	2011-11-04	Valid
N5853R	Cessna 172G	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2011-10-05	Valid
N1147F	Cessna 172G	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2011-09-10	Valid
N442PG	Cessna 172G	Luedders & Reed INC Pawnee City, Nebraska	Standard	2011-07-07	Valid
N1324F	Cessna 172G	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	2011-06-14	Valid
N305AC	Cessna 172G	Tascosa Trail INC Gruver, Texas	Standard	2011-03-23	Valid
N3622L	Cessna 172G	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2011-03-14	Valid
N4220L	Cessna 172G	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	2011-01-26	Valid
N5909R	Cessna 172G	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2010-11-12	Valid
N4275L	Cessna 172G	Individual owner New York	Standard	2010-08-11	Valid
N1312F	Cessna 172G	Individual owner New York	Standard	2010-07-19	Valid
N4221L	Cessna 172G	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2010-07-09	Valid
N3934L	Cessna 172G	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2010-06-18	Valid
N885DE	Cessna 172G	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2010-06-17	Valid
N1105F	Cessna 172G	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	2010-06-09	Valid
N6083R	Cessna 172G	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	2010-04-07	Valid
N4424L	Cessna 172G	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2010-01-13	Valid
N4200L	Cessna 172G	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2009-10-26	Valid
N3642L	Cessna 172G	Metro Technology Centers Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Standard	2009-10-20	Valid
N170AT	Cessna 172G	Van Anda Aviation LLC Apopka, Florida	Standard	2009-09-02	Valid
N4250L	Cessna 172G	Knight Aire LLC Simpsonville, South Carolina	Standard	2009-09-02	Valid
N88KW	Cessna 172G	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2009-09-01	Valid
N1169F	Cessna 172G	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2009-08-06	Valid
N3650L	Cessna 172G	Tom Wrolstad Aircraft LLC Molalla, Oregon	Standard	2009-07-24	Valid
N5962R	Cessna 172G	N5962R LLC Auxvasse, Missouri	Standard	2009-07-09	Valid
N1110F	Cessna 172G	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Restricted	2009-06-02	Valid
N3812L	Cessna 172G	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2008-11-18	Valid
N4483L	Cessna 172G	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2008-10-20	Valid
N1367F	Cessna 172G	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2008-10-17	Valid
N3803L	Cessna 172G	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2008-07-29	Valid