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 · 1,806 172 (all versions)

Tail no.	Maker and model	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N4051F	Cessna 172	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2021-01-20	Valid
N6017A	Cessna 172	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	2021-01-20	Valid
N7279A	Cessna 172	Goerger Allan E Barney, North Dakota	Standard	2021-01-19	Valid
N7127T	Cessna 172	Individual owner New York	Standard	2021-01-14	Valid
N4010F	Cessna 172	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	2021-01-13	Valid
N7911B	Cessna 172	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2021-01-07	Valid
N2308U	Cessna 172	Individual owner Utah	Experimental	2021-01-05	Valid
N7081T	Cessna 172	Individual owner California	Standard	2021-01-05	Valid
N8365B	Cessna 172	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2020-12-28	Valid
N8150B	Cessna 172	Fond Of Flying CO Dover, Delaware	Standard	2020-12-22	Valid
N6157E	Cessna 172	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2020-12-14	Valid
N6061A	Cessna 172	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2020-12-12	Valid
N8857B	Cessna 172	Safe Skies Aviation LLC Middletown, Ohio	Standard	2020-12-12	Valid
N4000F	Cessna 172	De Lisio Frederick C Andover, Massachusetts	Standard	2020-12-10	Valid
N8694B	Cessna 172	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2020-12-10	Valid
N6800A	Cessna 172	Pilots You Can Trust LLC Fayetteville, North Carolina	Standard	2020-12-08	Valid
N4146F	Cessna 172	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	2020-12-07	Valid
N5103A	Cessna 172	Individual owner Utah	Standard	2020-11-21	Valid
N7206A	Cessna 172	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2020-11-18	Valid
N7467A	Cessna 172	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-11-17	Valid
N6187E	Cessna 172	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2020-11-10	Valid
N8711B	Cessna 172	Individual owner West Virginia	Standard	2020-11-10	Valid
N8636B	Cessna 172	Fisher'S Crop Care By Air LLC Fredericktown, Ohio	Standard	2020-11-07	Valid
N6481B	Cessna 172	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2020-11-06	Valid
N8383B	Cessna 172	Individual owner Kentucky	Restricted	2020-10-28	Valid
N4296F	Cessna 172	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2020-10-26	Valid
N37718	Cessna 172	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2020-10-21	Valid
N8754B	Cessna 172	Co-owned owner Illinois	Standard	2020-10-17	Valid
N172GG	Cessna 172	International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada	Standard	2020-10-14	Valid
N3984F	Cessna 172	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2020-10-14	Valid
N3946F	Cessna 172	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2020-10-08	Valid
N3919F	Cessna 172	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2020-10-05	Valid
N5746A	Cessna 172	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2020-09-24	Valid
N6344E	Cessna 172	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2020-09-24	Valid
N6437E	Cessna 172	Fremont Flight Service LLC Fremont, Michigan	Standard	2020-09-22	Valid
N7011A	Cessna 172	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2020-09-11	Valid
N6323E	Cessna 172	Swedish Flying Couching LLC Franklin, Wisconsin	Standard	2020-09-10	Valid
N8373B	Cessna 172	Skyview Aviation LLC Tracy, California	Standard	2020-09-09	Valid
N5688A	Cessna 172	Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC Palmer, Alaska	Standard	2020-09-08	Valid
N5674A	Cessna 172	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2020-08-31	Valid
N5915A	Cessna 172	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2020-08-31	Valid
N8221B	Cessna 172	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	2020-08-24	Valid
N7045T	Cessna 172	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	2020-08-15	Valid
N7254A	Cessna 172	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2020-08-11	Valid
N6455B	Cessna 172	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2020-08-08	Valid
N7084T	Cessna 172	Co-owned owner North Dakota	Standard	2020-08-06	Valid
N8509B	Cessna 172	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2020-08-06	Valid
N4195F	Cessna 172	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2020-08-03	Valid
N8644B	Cessna 172	Uavionix CORP Bigfork, Montana	Standard	2020-07-30	Valid
N7313A	Cessna 172	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2020-07-29	Valid
N6250E	Cessna 172	Co-owned owner Oklahoma	Standard	2020-07-27	Valid
N6765A	Cessna 172	Niehues Reid B Eola, Texas	Standard	2020-07-24	Valid
N8996B	Cessna 172	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-07-23	Valid
N6490B	Cessna 172	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2020-07-22	Valid
N7400A	Cessna 172	Co-owned owner Arizona	Standard	2020-07-01	Valid
N8385B	Cessna 172	Tkn Holdings LLC Pima, Arizona	Standard	2020-07-01	Valid
N6121E	Cessna 172	Individual owner Utah	Standard	2020-06-30	Valid
N6047A	Cessna 172	James Theodore B Marine St Crx, Minnesota	Standard	2020-06-23	Valid
N6290E	Cessna 172	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2020-06-23	Valid
N5626A	Cessna 172	Aero Gravity Media INC Delray Beach, Florida	Standard	2020-06-15	Valid
N8692B	Cessna 172	Co-owned owner New York	Standard	2020-06-10	Valid
N9180B	Cessna 172	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2020-06-10	Valid
N5092A	Cessna 172	Hansen Aviation LLC Savannah, Georgia	Standard	2020-06-08	Valid
N8900B	Cessna 172	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-06-04	Valid
N228NY	Cessna 172	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2020-05-26	Valid
N7314A	Cessna 172	Co-owned owner Idaho	Standard	2020-05-13	Valid
N6407B	Cessna 172	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2020-05-08	Valid
N6681A	Cessna 172	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	2020-05-07	Valid
N172TW	Cessna 172	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-05-06	Valid
N6399E	Cessna 172	Mountain House LLC Clear Lake, Iowa	Standard	2020-05-05	Valid
N6479E	Cessna 172	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2020-05-05	Valid
N100AW	Cessna 172	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-05-01	Valid
N8604B	Cessna 172	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2020-04-27	Valid
N4183F	Cessna 172	Durocher David T Logan, Utah	Standard	2020-04-22	Valid
N8889B	Cessna 172	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2020-04-16	Valid
N7000A	Cessna 172	Individual owner New Mexico	Standard	2020-04-10	Valid
N6128E	Cessna 172	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2020-04-01	Valid
N8297B	Cessna 172	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	2020-03-26	Valid
N8898B	Cessna 172	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2020-03-24	Valid
N8528B	Cessna 172	Reiber Robert F Riverside, California	Standard	2020-03-16	Valid
N8256B	Cessna 172	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2020-03-11	Valid
N6695A	Cessna 172	Co-owned owner Wisconsin	Standard	2020-03-05	Valid
N7048T	Cessna 172	Co-owned owner Arkansas	Standard	2020-03-04	Valid
N8367B	Cessna 172	Individual owner Idaho	Multiple	2020-03-04	Valid
N8818B	Cessna 172	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2020-03-04	Valid
N7356A	Cessna 172	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2020-03-02	Valid
N8299B	Cessna 172	Individual owner Hawaii	Standard	2020-02-27	Valid
N6709A	Cessna 172	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2020-02-19	Valid
N6793A	Cessna 172	Co-owned owner Ohio	Standard	2020-02-13	Valid
N5922A	Cessna 172	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2020-02-11	Valid
N8594B	Cessna 172	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2020-02-10	Valid
N6994A	Cessna 172	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2020-02-03	Valid
N7203A	Cessna 172	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2020-01-30	Valid
N77KB	Cessna 172	Bears Tooth Resources LLC Red Lodge, Montana	Standard	2020-01-16	Valid
N4038F	Cessna 172	Kcantarano LLC Mukilteo, Washington	Standard	2020-01-15	Valid
N202E	Cessna 172	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2020-01-09	Valid
N5919A	Cessna 172	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2020-01-09	Valid
N6431B	Cessna 172	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2020-01-07	Valid
N8908B	Cessna 172	Co-owned owner Ohio	Standard	2020-01-06	Valid
N8934B	Cessna 172	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2020-01-06	Valid