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 · 717 172F (all versions)
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N7837U | Cessna 172F |
Commander Aviation LLC Monroe, Michigan |
Standard | 2026-09-19 | Valid |
| N8325U | Cessna 172F |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2026-09-05 | Valid |
| N8448U | Cessna 172F |
Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2026-09-05 | Valid |
| N5471R | Cessna 172F |
Gq Aviation LLC Cherry Hill, New Jersey |
Standard | 2026-09-02 | Valid |
| N5603R | Cessna 172F |
Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2026-08-16 | Valid |
| N8616U | Cessna 172F |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2026-08-06 | Valid |
| N8667U | Cessna 172F |
Hillier Ian P Hummelstown, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2026-07-27 | Valid |
| N5667R | Cessna 172F |
Brazos River Aviation Group LLC Mineral Wells, Texas |
Standard | 2026-07-24 | Valid |
| N7916U | Cessna 172F |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-07-15 | Valid |
| N5696R | Cessna 172F |
Magnolia Flight Aviation LLC Pontotoc, Mississippi |
Standard | 2026-07-13 | Valid |
| N8464U | Cessna 172F |
Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2026-06-30 | Valid |
| N5571R | Cessna 172F |
Co-owned owner Idaho |
Standard | 2026-06-25 | Valid |
| N8476U | Cessna 172F |
Smith Gordon J Manhattan, Kansas |
Standard | 2026-06-18 | Valid |
| N8392U | Cessna 172F |
Standard | 2026-05-31 | Valid | |
| N8124U | Cessna 172F |
Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2026-05-26 | Valid |
| N8800U | Cessna 172F |
Wright Flight INC Tucson, Arizona |
Standard | 2026-05-26 | Valid |
| N8475U | Cessna 172F |
Eec Group LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2026-05-25 | Valid |
| N7834U | Cessna 172F |
Sirens Call LLC Nashville, Tennessee |
Standard | 2026-05-10 | Valid |
| N7831U | Cessna 172F |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2026-05-01 | Valid |
| N8736U | Cessna 172F |
C & M Aviation Holdings LLC Brockport, New York |
Standard | 2026-05-01 | Valid |
| N8481U | Cessna 172F |
Three Rivers Aero LLC Three Rivers, Michigan |
Standard | 2026-04-27 | Valid |
| N8742U | Cessna 172F |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-04-25 | Valid |
| N8584V | Cessna 172F |
Idk Ventures LLC Olympia, Washington |
Standard | 2026-04-11 | Valid |
| N5405R | Cessna 172F |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-04-02 | Valid |
| N5404R | Cessna 172F |
Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2026-03-25 | Valid |
| N5540R | Cessna 172F |
Individual owner Ohio |
Multiple | 2026-03-16 | Valid |
| N370LA | Cessna 172F |
Turning Point @ Sonrise INC Hartsville, Tennessee |
Standard | 2026-02-25 | Valid |
| N5579R | Cessna 172F |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2026-02-21 | Valid |
| N8417U | Cessna 172F |
Peninsula Aero Technology INC Kenai, Alaska |
Standard | 2026-02-06 | Valid |
| N8597U | Cessna 172F |
Mrd Aero LLC Manheim, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2026-02-04 | Valid |
| N5691R | Cessna 172F |
Base 2 Final Fleet LLC Mckinney, Texas |
Standard | 2026-01-13 | Valid |
| N8432U | Cessna 172F |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-01-06 | Valid |
| N8300U | Cessna 172F |
Co-owned owner Virginia |
Standard | 2026-01-03 | Valid |
| N7951U | Cessna 172F |
Co-owned owner Indiana |
Standard | 2025-12-15 | Valid |
| N5716R | Cessna 172F |
Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2025-12-11 | Valid |
| N8833U | Cessna 172F |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2025-12-03 | Valid |
| N8358U | Cessna 172F |
N8358U LLC Knoxville, Iowa |
Restricted | 2025-11-07 | Valid |
| N8234U | Cessna 172F |
Standard | 2025-10-21 | Valid | |
| N5481R | Cessna 172F |
Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2025-10-20 | Valid |
| N8402U | Cessna 172F |
Wj Rothwell Ranch CO Hyannis, Nebraska |
Restricted | 2025-10-18 | Valid |
| N8157U | Cessna 172F |
Quarter To Two Flying Club INC Williamsport, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2025-10-17 | Valid |
| N5302R | Cessna 172F |
Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2025-10-16 | Valid |
| N5441R | Cessna 172F |
Individual owner New Hampshire |
Standard | 2025-10-16 | Valid |
| N7876U | Cessna 172F |
Gold Coast Flight Service LLC Camarillo, California |
Standard | 2025-10-05 | Valid |
| N21RP | Cessna 172F |
Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2025-09-25 | Valid |
| N8496U | Cessna 172F |
Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2025-09-25 | Valid |
| N8175U | Cessna 172F |
N8175U LLC Rosemount, Minnesota |
Standard | 2025-09-22 | Valid |
| N8567U | Cessna 172F |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2025-09-10 | Valid |
| N8871U | Cessna 172F |
Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2025-09-01 | Valid |
| N794CT | Cessna 172F |
Carolina Custom Farm Equipment LLC Wilson, North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-08-27 | Valid |
| N8841U | Cessna 172F |
Norcal Flight Center LLC Lincoln, California |
Standard | 2025-08-24 | Valid |
| N269RD | Cessna 172F |
Humphries Aviation LLC Maysville, Kentucky |
Standard | 2025-08-22 | Valid |
| N8517U | Cessna 172F |
Northeast Cubs LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-08-18 | Valid |
| N5433R | Cessna 172F |
Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-08-14 | Valid |
| N5491R | Cessna 172F |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2025-08-05 | Valid |
| N8502U | Cessna 172F |
Smitty 172 LLC Rockford, Michigan |
Standard | 2025-08-04 | Valid |
| N8155U | Cessna 172F |
Co-owned owner Indiana |
Standard | 2025-07-26 | Valid |
| N8310U | Cessna 172F |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2025-07-24 | Valid |
| N8478U | Cessna 172F |
Rig Aviation LLC Troy, Virginia |
Standard | 2025-07-08 | Valid |
| N8587U | Cessna 172F |
172 Blue Wings LLC Berwyn, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2025-07-07 | Valid |
| N5451R | Cessna 172F |
Youngstown Warren Development Partners Vienna, Ohio |
Standard | 2025-07-01 | Valid |
| N8846U | Cessna 172F |
Co-owned owner Nevada |
Standard | 2025-06-13 | Valid |
| N615AH | Cessna 172F |
Rusty Crate LLC Wynne, Arkansas |
Standard | 2025-06-11 | Valid |
| N5352R | Cessna 172F |
Co-owned owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-05-27 | Valid |
| N8301U | Cessna 172F |
N8301U LLC White Springs, Florida |
Standard | 2025-05-19 | Valid |
| N8804U | Cessna 172F |
Paradox Investments Pacnw LLC San Antonio, Texas |
Standard | 2025-05-16 | Valid |
| N8813U | Cessna 172F |
Aerios Air LLC Midland, Texas |
Standard | 2025-05-14 | Valid |
| N5723R | Cessna 172F |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-05-02 | Valid |
| N7886U | Cessna 172F |
Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2025-04-22 | Valid |
| N7934U | Cessna 172F |
Greene County Holdings LLC Cohoes, New York |
Standard | 2025-04-17 | Valid |
| N8640U | Cessna 172F |
Sunnyside Aviation Pllc Theodosia, Missouri |
Standard | 2025-04-17 | Valid |
| N8335U | Cessna 172F |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2025-04-15 | Valid |
| N8842U | Cessna 172F |
Hwa LLC Charleston, South Carolina |
Standard | 2025-04-15 | Valid |
| N8709U | Cessna 172F |
Co-owned owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2025-04-09 | Valid |
| N8110U | Cessna 172F |
Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2025-04-03 | Valid |
| N8146U | Cessna 172F |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2025-04-03 | Valid |
| N8582U | Cessna 172F |
Martin Livestock LLC Ione, California |
Standard | 2025-03-17 | Valid |
| N5384R | Cessna 172F |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-03-14 | Valid |
| N439CE | Cessna 172F |
Individual owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2025-03-13 | Valid |
| N8365U | Cessna 172F |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-03-12 | Valid |
| N8716U | Cessna 172F |
Wings Of Hope Chesterfield, Missouri |
Standard | 2025-03-07 | Valid |
| N8484U | Cessna 172F |
Individual owner Connecticut |
Standard | 2025-02-27 | Valid |
| N56AC | Cessna 172F |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2025-02-26 | Valid |
| N5473R | Cessna 172F |
Rotormate LLC Royse City, Texas |
Standard | 2025-02-23 | Valid |
| N8256U | Cessna 172F |
Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2025-02-22 | Valid |
| N8679U | Cessna 172F |
Lake Aera Technical College Watertown, South Dakota |
Standard | 2025-02-18 | Valid |
| N8237U | Cessna 172F |
No Money For Plane LLC Grand Rapids, Michigan |
Standard | 2025-02-05 | Valid |
| N5237F | Cessna 172F |
Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2025-01-29 | Valid |
| N5396R | Cessna 172F |
Precocity Academy LLC Gibsonia, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2025-01-15 | Valid |
| N5713R | Cessna 172F |
Airspeed Marketing LLC Phoenix, Arizona |
Standard | 2025-01-07 | Valid |
| N8367U | Cessna 172F |
Tb Maintenance And Cleaning LLC Deltona, Florida |
Standard | 2025-01-06 | Valid |
| N378LA | Cessna 172F |
Co-owned owner Mississippi |
Standard | 2025-01-03 | Valid |
| N8186U | Cessna 172F |
Lake Area Technical College Watertown, South Dakota |
Standard | 2024-12-18 | Valid |
| N8470U | Cessna 172F |
Eagle Sky Patrol Deadwood, South Dakota |
Standard | 2024-12-18 | Valid |
| N5412R | Cessna 172F |
Youngstown Warren Development Partners Youngstown, Ohio |
Standard | 2024-11-25 | Valid |
| N8381U | Cessna 172F |
Furyious Aviation LLC Bossier City, Louisiana |
Standard | 2024-11-25 | Valid |
| N8265U | Cessna 172F |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2024-11-13 | Valid |
| N7770A | Cessna 172F |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-11-08 | Valid |
| N336RS | Cessna 172F |
Airspeed Marketing LLC Phoenix, Arizona |
Standard | 2024-11-05 | Valid |
| N7978U | Cessna 172F |
Northwoods Gateway Aviation LLC Antigo, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2024-11-05 | Valid |
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