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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N92447 | Cessna 172M |
American Patrols INC Midland, Texas |
Standard | 2024-09-21 | Valid |
| N70411 | Cessna 172M |
Charlie Lima 1 LLC Jacksonville, Florida |
Standard | 2024-09-20 | Valid |
| N92318 | Cessna 172M |
Flitepro INC Murrieta, California |
Standard | 2024-09-20 | Valid |
| N1191U | Cessna 172M |
Flitepro INC Murrieta, California |
Standard | 2024-09-17 | Valid |
| N13559 | Cessna 172M |
Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2024-09-13 | Valid |
| N1931V | Cessna 172M |
Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2024-09-12 | Valid |
| N231SC | Cessna 172M |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2024-09-12 | Valid |
| N318PW | Cessna 172M |
N318Pw LLC New Canaan, Connecticut |
Standard | 2024-09-11 | Valid |
| N4609Q | Cessna 172M |
N4609Q LLC Opa-Locka, Florida |
Standard | 2024-09-09 | Valid |
| N13333 | Cessna 172M |
Co-owned owner Washington |
Standard | 2024-09-05 | Valid |
| N19860 | Cessna 172M |
Rvb71 LLC Braxton, Mississippi |
Standard | 2024-09-01 | Valid |
| N80773 | Cessna 172M |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2024-09-01 | Valid |
| N64269 | Cessna 172M |
Flyit LLC Camas, Washington |
Standard | 2024-08-30 | Valid |
| N20251 | Cessna 172M |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2024-08-28 | Valid |
| N64453 | Cessna 172M |
Cofa Operations LLC Dothan, Alabama |
Standard | 2024-08-28 | Valid |
| N80376 | Cessna 172M |
Aerial Specialties INC Decatur, Texas |
Standard | 2024-08-28 | Valid |
| N19838 | Cessna 172M |
Co-owned owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2024-08-27 | Valid |
| N91507 | Cessna 172M |
Eagle Aviation LLC Spearfish, South Dakota |
Standard | 2024-08-27 | Valid |
| N1488V | Cessna 172M |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2024-08-25 | Valid |
| N9885Q | Cessna 172M |
Angel Aviation INC Peoria, Arizona |
Standard | 2024-08-22 | Valid |
| N6905H | Cessna 172M |
Tang Flyer LLC Wausau, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2024-08-20 | Valid |
| N12834 | Cessna 172M |
High Flight Academy LLC Allison Park, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2024-08-19 | Valid |
| N12447 | Cessna 172M |
Pickle Aviation LLC Yakima, Washington |
Standard | 2024-08-17 | Valid |
| N21035 | Cessna 172M |
Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2024-08-17 | Valid |
| N73PP | Cessna 172M |
Arew Aviation LLC San Tan Valley, Arizona |
Standard | 2024-08-16 | Valid |
| N9651V | Cessna 172M |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2024-08-16 | Valid |
| N19978 | Cessna 172M |
Rydeout Aviation LLC Lake Placid, Florida |
Standard | 2024-08-15 | Valid |
| N319JP | Cessna 172M |
Elon Aviation LLC Burlington, North Carolina |
Standard | 2024-08-15 | Valid |
| N80790 | Cessna 172M |
Wingsleasing LLC Wichita, Kansas |
Standard | 2024-08-15 | Valid |
| N80866 | Cessna 172M |
Individual owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2024-08-14 | Valid |
| N9723H | Cessna 172M |
Flying Tigers Flight School LLC Houston, Texas |
Standard | 2024-08-14 | Valid |
| N5197R | Cessna 172M |
Media Stew LLC Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2024-08-12 | Valid |
| N6748H | Cessna 172M |
N6748H LLC Palm Beach Gardens, Florida |
Standard | 2024-08-07 | Valid |
| N1214U | Cessna 172M |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2024-08-06 | Valid |
| N4324R | Cessna 172M |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2024-08-06 | Valid |
| N80692 | Cessna 172M |
Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2024-08-05 | Valid |
| N20521 | Cessna 172M |
N20521 LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-08-02 | Valid |
| N80213 | Cessna 172M |
N80213 LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-08-02 | Valid |
| N9372H | Cessna 172M |
N9372H LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-08-02 | Valid |
| N61840 | Cessna 172M |
Individual owner Puerto Rico |
Standard | 2024-08-01 | Valid |
| N20176 | Cessna 172M |
Co-owned owner Ohio |
Standard | 2024-07-30 | Valid |
| N80533 | Cessna 172M |
Euroaviation INC Trustee Kematen, |
Standard | 2024-07-30 | Valid |
| N904RA | Cessna 172M |
Jw Aero Holdings INC Canandaigua, New York |
Standard | 2024-07-30 | Valid |
| N12872 | Cessna 172M |
Advanced Aviation And Aircraft Rental LLC Lawrenceville, Georgia |
Standard | 2024-07-29 | Valid |
| N13203 | Cessna 172M |
Iowa Lakes Community College Estherville, Iowa |
Standard | 2024-07-29 | Valid |
| N20158 | Cessna 172M |
Vbp Services LLC Wainscott, New York |
Standard | 2024-07-27 | Valid |
| N5498H | Cessna 172M |
Gulf Atlantic Airways INC Gainesville, Florida |
Standard | 2024-07-27 | Valid |
| N64508 | Cessna 172M |
Roseville Aviation LLC Roxboro, North Carolina |
Standard | 2024-07-27 | Valid |
| N2777E | Cessna 172M |
Top Flight Aviation INC Corona, California |
Standard | 2024-07-26 | Valid |
| N6530H | Cessna 172M |
Wagons West LLC Myrtle Beach, South Carolina |
Standard | 2024-07-23 | Valid |
| N70032 | Cessna 172M |
Alpha Wings INC Willoughby, Ohio |
Standard | 2024-07-23 | Valid |
| N80456 | Cessna 172M |
Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2024-07-23 | Valid |
| N13884 | Cessna 172M |
Triple F Aviation LLC Scott City, Kansas |
Standard | 2024-07-22 | Valid |
| N18ST | Cessna 172M |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2024-07-22 | Valid |
| N9585V | Cessna 172M |
Harrington Aviation LLC Scarborough, Maine |
Standard | 2024-07-22 | Valid |
| N64450 | Cessna 172M |
Individual owner New Hampshire |
Standard | 2024-07-19 | Valid |
| N9535H | Cessna 172M |
Northwest Wings LLC Hillsboro, Oregon |
Standard | 2024-07-16 | Valid |
| N9924V | Cessna 172M |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2024-07-16 | Valid |
| N5253R | Cessna 172M |
American Patrols INC Midland, Texas |
Standard | 2024-07-13 | Valid |
| N6557H | Cessna 172M |
Riverside Flight Academy LLC Riverside, California |
Standard | 2024-07-13 | Valid |
| N19813 | Cessna 172M |
Co-owned owner New Hampshire |
Standard | 2024-07-12 | Valid |
| N925CB | Cessna 172M |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2024-07-10 | Valid |
| N80173 | Cessna 172M |
Air Athens LLC Athens, Georgia |
Standard | 2024-07-09 | Valid |
| N516JW | Cessna 172M |
Aerostar LLC Newport Beach, California |
Multiple | 2024-07-08 | Valid |
| N5026R | Cessna 172M |
Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2024-07-06 | Valid |
| N9722H | Cessna 172M |
Quad Cities Aero LLC Bettendorf, Iowa |
Standard | 2024-07-05 | Valid |
| N13236 | Cessna 172M |
Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2024-07-03 | Valid |
| N73574 | Cessna 172M |
Wingsleasing LLC Wichita, Kansas |
Standard | 2024-07-03 | Valid |
| N8957V | Cessna 172M |
N8957V LLC Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
Standard | 2024-07-02 | Valid |
| N61628 | Cessna 172M |
Nationwide Aviation LLC Hudson Oaks, Texas |
Standard | 2024-06-30 | Valid |
| N61658 | Cessna 172M |
Nationwide Aviation LLC Hudson Oaks, Texas |
Standard | 2024-06-30 | Valid |
| N61813 | Cessna 172M |
Nationwide Aviation LLC Hudson Oak, Texas |
Standard | 2024-06-30 | Valid |
| N73192 | Cessna 172M |
Nationwide Aviation LLC Hudson Oaks, Texas |
Standard | 2024-06-30 | Valid |
| N73477 | Cessna 172M |
Nationwide Aviation LLC Hudson Oaks, Texas |
Standard | 2024-06-30 | Valid |
| N80511 | Cessna 172M |
American Patrols INC Midland, Texas |
Standard | 2024-06-26 | Valid |
| N817Z | Cessna 172M |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2024-06-26 | Valid |
| N1550V | Cessna 172M |
Jar Investments LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2024-06-25 | Valid |
| N12760 | Cessna 172M |
Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2024-06-24 | Valid |
| N2758 | Cessna 172M |
Panair Flying Club INC Miami, Florida |
Standard | 2024-06-24 | Valid |
| N4312R | Cessna 172M |
Horizon Group INC Trustee Boca Raton, Florida |
Standard | 2024-06-24 | Valid |
| N9750Q | Cessna 172M |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-06-21 | Valid |
| N19803 | Cessna 172M |
American Patrols INC Midland, Texas |
Standard | 2024-06-20 | Valid |
| N92894 | Cessna 172M |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2024-06-20 | Valid |
| N80205 | Cessna 172M |
Olear INC Evansville, Indiana |
None on file | 2024-06-18 | Valid |
| N1482V | Cessna 172M |
Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2024-06-14 | Valid |
| N20015 | Cessna 172M |
Airplanes And Attitude LLC Mckinney, Texas |
Standard | 2024-06-14 | Valid |
| N6814H | Cessna 172M |
Uniform Gulf Aviation LLC Williamstown, New Jersey |
Standard | 2024-06-14 | Valid |
| N173KA | Cessna 172M |
Co-owned owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2024-06-13 | Valid |
| N61789 | Cessna 172M |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2024-06-13 | Valid |
| N5048R | Cessna 172M |
Sandeep Sharma LLC Oshkosh, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2024-06-11 | Valid |
| N9042H | Cessna 172M |
St Pete Aviation Services LLC St Petersburg, Florida |
Standard | 2024-06-10 | Valid |
| N80371 | Cessna 172M |
N80371 LLC Lovell, Wyoming |
Standard | 2024-06-08 | Valid |
| N64249 | Cessna 172M |
N64249 LLC Pottsboro, Texas |
Standard | 2024-06-07 | Valid |
| N9732H | Cessna 172M |
Land & Leave LLC Helena, Montana |
Standard | 2024-06-07 | Valid |
| N64114 | Cessna 172M |
Mccully Aviation LLC Payson, Arizona |
Standard | 2024-06-05 | Valid |
| N12100 | Cessna 172M |
Tita LLC Fajardo, Puerto Rico |
Standard | 2024-06-04 | Valid |
| N6888H | Cessna 172M |
N6888H LLC Wayne, New Jersey |
Standard | 2024-06-04 | Valid |
| N20543 | Cessna 172M |
Sierra Delta Aircraft LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2024-05-29 | Valid |
| N5063H | Cessna 172M |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2024-05-28 | Valid |
| N13770 | Cessna 172M |
Countryside Academy Benton Harbor, Michigan |
Standard | 2024-05-26 | Valid |