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 · 858 172L (all versions)

Tail no.	Maker and model	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N7565G	Cessna 172L	B&R Aircraft LLC Wadsworth, Ohio	Standard	2014-12-29	Valid
N7817G	Cessna 172L	Individual owner District of Columbia	Standard	2014-11-21	Valid
N172GT	Cessna 172L	Aileron Buzz LLC Daytona Beach, Florida	Standard	2014-11-04	Valid
N7216Q	Cessna 172L	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2014-10-24	Valid
N2834Q	Cessna 172L	Harford Flying Club INC Kingsville, Maryland	Standard	2014-10-07	Valid
N7099Q	Cessna 172L	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2014-10-03	Valid
N7676G	Cessna 172L	Co-owned owner Idaho	Standard	2014-10-02	Valid
N7178Q	Cessna 172L	Skylens LLC Hammond, Louisiana	Standard	2014-09-25	Valid
N7249Q	Cessna 172L	Trailgate Tailgate Systems INC Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania	Standard	2014-09-25	Valid
N7619G	Cessna 172L	Mercer Aviators INC Princeton, West Virginia	Standard	2014-09-10	Valid
N7886G	Cessna 172L	Arctic Barnabas Ministries INC Kenai, Alaska	Standard	2014-08-19	Valid
N7129Q	Cessna 172L	G Alaouie LLC Port Austin, Michigan	Standard	2014-08-18	Valid
N628RB	Cessna 172L	Co-owned owner Kansas	Standard	2014-08-07	Valid
N7524G	Cessna 172L	Brandywine Sky Ramblers LLC West Chester, Pennsylvania	Standard	2014-07-30	Valid
N3829Q	Cessna 172L	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2014-07-15	Valid
N7673G	Cessna 172L	Individual owner Utah	Standard	2014-06-19	Valid
N9825G	Cessna 172L	Kanawha Aviators LLC Bancroft, West Virginia	Standard	2014-06-09	Valid
N4238Q	Cessna 172L	Co-owned owner Illinois	Standard	2014-06-05	Valid
N4214Q	Cessna 172L	Mms Aircraft Leasing LLC Williamsburg, Virginia	Standard	2014-06-02	Valid
N7051Q	Cessna 172L	Bright Flight Aviation INC Jacksonville, Florida	Standard	2014-05-30	Valid
N2865Q	Cessna 172L	Individual owner New York	Standard	2014-05-15	Valid
N7139Q	Cessna 172L	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2014-04-25	Valid
N19676	Cessna 172L	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2014-04-21	Valid
N7582G	Cessna 172L	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2014-04-17	Valid
N7786G	Cessna 172L	Rcm Aviation LLC North Clarendon, Vermont	Standard	2014-04-10	Valid
N9818G	Cessna 172L	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2014-03-18	Valid
N19620	Cessna 172L	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2014-03-12	Valid
N3984Q	Cessna 172L	Individual owner Delaware	Standard	2014-03-10	Valid
N7988G	Cessna 172L	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2014-03-05	Valid
N4343Q	Cessna 172L	K M Air Enterprises INC Corona, California	Standard	2014-01-30	Valid
N4314Q	Cessna 172L	Individual owner Puerto Rico	Standard	2014-01-27	Valid
N7601G	Cessna 172L	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2013-12-03	Valid
N7713G	Cessna 172L	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2013-11-27	Valid
N19681	Cessna 172L	J & J Shop Heliair LLC Laurel, Delaware	Standard	2013-11-05	Valid
N19624	Cessna 172L	Jlinn Aviation INC Quinlan, Texas	Standard	2013-11-01	Valid
N7192Q	Cessna 172L	Mansfield Heliflight INC Milton, Vermont	Standard	2013-10-18	Valid
N158PM	Cessna 172L	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2013-09-17	Valid
N323SM	Cessna 172L	American Patrols INC Midland, Texas	Standard	2013-09-17	Valid
N1221T	Cessna 172L	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	2013-09-16	Valid
N7234Q	Cessna 172L	Individual owner New York	Standard	2013-09-05	Valid
N7900G	Cessna 172L	Great Plains Enterprises LLC Wilmington, Ohio	Standard	2013-08-26	Valid
N19609	Cessna 172L	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2013-08-12	Valid
N19644	Cessna 172L	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2013-08-01	Valid
N269CJ	Cessna 172L	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	2013-07-18	Valid
N7999G	Cessna 172L	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2013-06-10	Valid
N5RW	Cessna 172L	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2013-05-14	Valid
N3825Q	Cessna 172L	Individual owner California	Standard	2013-04-17	Valid
N7024Q	Cessna 172L	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	2013-04-08	Valid
N19768	Cessna 172L	Glacier Flight Training LLC Whitefish, Montana	Standard	2013-04-01	Valid
N7038Q	Cessna 172L	Individual owner New York	Standard	2013-03-21	Valid
N3873Q	Cessna 172L	Skywalker Flight School LLC Adrian, Michigan	Standard	2013-03-13	Valid
N1008M	Cessna 172L	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2013-03-04	Valid
N7689G	Cessna 172L	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	2013-02-27	Valid
N7767G	Cessna 172L	Performance Aviation LLC Fort Myers, Florida	Standard	2013-02-14	Valid
N9816G	Cessna 172L	Co-owned owner Maine	Standard	2013-01-17	Valid
N7957G	Cessna 172L	Flying L Aircraft INC Fort Denaud, Florida	Standard	2013-01-16	Valid
N4224Q	Cessna 172L	Pressley Aviation LLC New London, North Carolina	Standard	2012-11-29	Valid
N2849Q	Cessna 172L	Silver Ranch Airpark INC Jaffrey, New Hampshire	Standard	2012-11-05	Valid
N19739	Cessna 172L	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-11-01	Valid
N7082Q	Cessna 172L	American Patrols INC Midland, Texas	Standard	2012-10-30	Valid
N101WS	Cessna 172L	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2012-09-18	Valid
N7136Q	Cessna 172L	Pa Lawrence LLC Anchorage, Alaska	Standard	2012-08-01	Valid
N7610G	Cessna 172L	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-07-23	Valid
N1068M	Cessna 172L	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2012-07-16	Valid
N1333M	Cessna 172L	Jil Aviation INC La Coste, Texas	Standard	2012-06-27	Valid
N7809G	Cessna 172L	Hodge Aviation LLC Monroe, Louisiana	Standard	2012-06-20	Valid
N7939G	Cessna 172L	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2012-06-12	Valid
N19775	Cessna 172L	Skyhawk Leasing LLC Odenville, Alabama	Multiple	2012-04-14	Valid
N2853Q	Cessna 172L	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-03-16	Valid
N9810G	Cessna 172L	Air America Flight Center LLC Daytona Beach, Florida	Standard	2012-02-24	Valid
N7142Q	Cessna 172L	Individual owner Connecticut	Standard	2012-02-15	Valid
N3938Q	Cessna 172L	Co-owned owner Mississippi	Standard	2012-02-07	Valid
N7995G	Cessna 172L	Sky Beckons Aviation LLC Lawrence, New Jersey	Standard	2012-01-26	Valid
N7056Q	Cessna 172L	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2011-12-15	Valid
N19602	Cessna 172L	Co-owned owner Georgia	Standard	2011-12-05	Valid
N7118Q	Cessna 172L	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2011-11-22	Valid
N19606	Cessna 172L	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2011-10-25	Valid
N7859G	Cessna 172L	Aviators LLC Casco, Wisconsin	Standard	2011-10-17	Valid
N63G	Cessna 172L	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	2011-09-30	Valid
N7629G	Cessna 172L	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2011-09-15	Valid
N15RA	Cessna 172L	Aviation Career Enrichment INC Atlanta, Georgia	Standard	2011-08-29	Valid
N926MN	Cessna 172L	Ptw Consulting LLC Atlanta, Georgia	Standard	2011-08-18	Valid
N9803C	Cessna 172L	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	2011-08-11	Valid
N99BH	Cessna 172L	Barker Aviation LLC Ardmore, Oklahoma	Standard	2011-08-09	Valid
N7259Q	Cessna 172L	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2011-08-03	Valid
N7805G	Cessna 172L	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2011-07-23	Valid
N19622	Cessna 172L	Co-owned owner Nebraska	Standard	2011-07-18	Valid
N3870Q	Cessna 172L	Lake Waccamaw Aviation LLC Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina	Standard	2011-07-13	Valid
N2805Q	Cessna 172L	A L Hollandsworth LLC Columbia, Missouri	Standard	2011-07-12	Valid
N3949Q	Cessna 172L	Tuschen James E Rockford, Illinois	Standard	2011-07-06	Valid
N19684	Cessna 172L	Individual owner West Virginia	Standard	2011-05-03	Valid
N7257Q	Cessna 172L	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2011-02-07	Valid
N4339Q	Cessna 172L	C & K Aero LLC La Valle, Wisconsin	Standard	2010-12-01	Valid
N7115Q	Cessna 172L	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2010-11-03	Valid
N3927Q	Cessna 172L	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2010-10-25	Valid
N7557G	Cessna 172L	Co-owned owner Louisiana	Standard	2009-12-16	Valid
N3863Q	Cessna 172L	Condor Air LLC Pleasant Valley, New York	Standard	2009-12-02	Valid
N4273Q	Cessna 172L	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2009-09-16	Valid
N7727G	Cessna 172L	Skyhawk Air LLC Brunswick, Georgia	Standard	2009-09-04	Valid
N4326Q	Cessna 172L	Star Fleet Aviation LLC Bisbee, Arizona	Standard	2009-07-17	Valid