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
Each aircraft's own page already shows its NTSB accident and incident record. The model-wide record (accidents per year, fatal and non-fatal, against the number registered) is being added; it will appear here.
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 · 353 172I (all versions)
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N8334L | Cessna 172I |
Airspeed Marketing Bravo LLC Phoenix, Arizona |
Standard | 2026-09-26 | Valid |
| N55LG | Cessna 172I |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2026-09-16 | Valid |
| N3086S | Cessna 172I |
Amo Air & Claims LLC Grove, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2026-08-19 | Valid |
| N46210 | Cessna 172I |
Cloud Dancer Aviation INC Deland, Florida |
Standard | 2026-07-23 | Valid |
| N46201 | Cessna 172I |
Lakes Area Aviation LLC Little Falls, Minnesota |
Standard | 2026-07-07 | Valid |
| N15SW | Cessna 172I |
Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2026-05-22 | Valid |
| N35628 | Cessna 172I |
Plane Junkies LLC Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2026-05-14 | Valid |
| N35713 | Cessna 172I |
35713 LLC Kitty Hawk, North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-04-27 | Valid |
| N8372L | Cessna 172I |
Red Sky Aviation LLC Livermore, California |
Standard | 2026-04-27 | Valid |
| N8386L | Cessna 172I |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2026-04-21 | Valid |
| N35741 | Cessna 172I |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-02-26 | Valid |
| N35701 | Cessna 172I |
Mcha Aviation LLC Vinita, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2026-02-24 | Valid |
| N35715 | Cessna 172I |
Kindblade Aeronautics LLC Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-02-19 | Valid |
| N8401L | Cessna 172I |
Black Baron Air LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2026-02-19 | Valid |
| N8402L | Cessna 172I |
Van Bortel INC Victor, New York |
Standard | 2026-02-14 | Valid |
| N8381L | Cessna 172I |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-12-21 | Valid |
| N46019 | Cessna 172I |
La Porte Aero Club INC La Porte, Indiana |
Standard | 2025-12-14 | Valid |
| N128CG | Cessna 172I |
Individual owner Puerto Rico |
Standard | 2025-11-24 | Valid |
| N46198 | Cessna 172I |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-11-06 | Valid |
| N35423 | Cessna 172I |
Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2025-10-02 | Valid |
| N8463L | Cessna 172I |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-09-15 | Valid |
| N46015 | Cessna 172I |
Leaders Flying Service LLC Clear Lake, Minnesota |
Standard | 2025-08-27 | Valid |
| N8400L | Cessna 172I |
Instant Print Signs & Designs LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2025-08-26 | Valid |
| N35348 | Cessna 172I |
Jet & Rotor Aviation LLC Sacramento, California |
Standard | 2025-08-17 | Valid |
| N35696 | Cessna 172I |
Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2025-08-17 | Valid |
| N8466L | Cessna 172I |
Wild Blue Yonder LLC Lewes, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-07-31 | Valid |
| N35345 | Cessna 172I |
Flight One Holdings LLC Devils Lake, North Dakota |
Standard | 2025-07-30 | Valid |
| N35672 | Cessna 172I |
Leaseair LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-07-22 | Valid |
| N35668 | Cessna 172I |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-07-07 | Valid |
| N35411 | Cessna 172I |
Cherry Hill Aviation INC Freetown, Indiana |
Restricted | 2025-06-13 | Valid |
| N35615 | Cessna 172I |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2025-06-12 | Valid |
| N35678 | Cessna 172I |
Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2025-06-12 | Valid |
| N35322 | Cessna 172I |
Individual owner Utah |
Standard | 2025-05-21 | Valid |
| N46128 | Cessna 172I |
Sacca Aviation LLC Fruithurst, Alabama |
Standard | 2025-04-09 | Valid |
| N8368L | Cessna 172I |
Meltzair LLC Fryeburg, Maine |
Standard | 2025-04-01 | Valid |
| N8351L | Cessna 172I |
Plane Junkies LLC Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-03-27 | Valid |
| N35362 | Cessna 172I |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2025-03-24 | Valid |
| N8490L | Cessna 172I |
Mgg Aviation 2025 LLC Annandale, Minnesota |
Standard | 2025-03-06 | Valid |
| N35467 | Cessna 172I |
Brown Wilson J Statesville, North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-02-06 | Valid |
| N35519 | Cessna 172I |
Individual owner Utah |
Standard | 2025-01-17 | Valid |
| N816L | Cessna 172I |
Ballard Expert Services LLC Bowersville, Georgia |
Standard | 2024-12-02 | Valid |
| N35810 | Cessna 172I |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-11-25 | Valid |
| N8393L | Cessna 172I |
Individual owner Maryland |
Standard | 2024-11-25 | Valid |
| N46254 | Cessna 172I |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2024-11-15 | Valid |
| N46204 | Cessna 172I |
Ms Tango LLC Phoenix, Arizona |
Standard | 2024-08-25 | Valid |
| N35461 | Cessna 172I |
Standard | 2024-07-31 | Valid | |
| N172DV | Cessna 172I |
Lima Tango Aviation LLC Mount Dora, Florida |
Standard | 2024-07-30 | Valid |
| N35683 | Cessna 172I |
Dmac Aircraft LLC Savannah, Georgia |
Standard | 2024-07-19 | Valid |
| N8379L | Cessna 172I |
San Fernando Aviation LLC Van Nuys, California |
Standard | 2024-07-01 | Valid |
| N35738 | Cessna 172I |
Plane Life LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-06-21 | Valid |
| N35712 | Cessna 172I |
Mw Flying LLC Sanford, North Carolina |
Standard | 2024-06-15 | Valid |
| N35542 | Cessna 172I |
Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2024-05-31 | Valid |
| N493SH | Cessna 172I |
Co-owned owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2024-05-23 | Valid |
| N8385L | Cessna 172I |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2024-05-11 | Valid |
| N8365L | Cessna 172I |
Harbour Aviation LLC Weatherford, Texas |
Standard | 2024-05-03 | Valid |
| N46057 | Cessna 172I |
Flight Time Builders INC Memphis, Tennessee |
Standard | 2024-04-30 | Valid |
| N46246 | Cessna 172I |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2024-04-24 | Valid |
| N35392 | Cessna 172I |
Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2024-04-13 | Valid |
| N35815 | Cessna 172I |
Cm3 LLC North Las Vegas, Nevada |
Standard | 2024-03-30 | Valid |
| N702G | Cessna 172I |
Tsiouklas Aviation INC Dunedin, Florida |
Standard | 2024-03-22 | Valid |
| N46256 | Cessna 172I |
Hartford Air LLC Gahanna, Ohio |
Standard | 2024-03-17 | Valid |
| N46100 | Cessna 172I |
Aerflow INC Jersey City, New Jersey |
Standard | 2024-03-16 | Valid |
| N35469 | Cessna 172I |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2024-03-05 | Valid |
| N8347L | Cessna 172I |
Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2024-03-05 | Valid |
| N8423L | Cessna 172I |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2024-02-26 | Valid |
| N347WG | Cessna 172I |
Mt Aircraft LLC Port Orange, Florida |
Standard | 2024-02-16 | Valid |
| N35799 | Cessna 172I |
Huebner Otto Bolingbrook, Illinois |
Standard | 2024-02-07 | Valid |
| N8359L | Cessna 172I |
Bay Lux Ventures LLC Tampa, Florida |
None on file | 2024-01-28 | Valid |
| N46226 | Cessna 172I |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-01-25 | Valid |
| N35383 | Cessna 172I |
Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2024-01-16 | Valid |
| N35680 | Cessna 172I |
Pilot Studio LLC Sabana Seca, Puerto Rico |
Multiple | 2024-01-07 | Valid |
| N46265 | Cessna 172I |
46265 LLC Eustis, Florida |
Standard | 2023-12-20 | Valid |
| N8483L | Cessna 172I |
Chickasha Wings INC Chickasha, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2023-12-19 | Valid |
| N46119 | Cessna 172I |
Parrish Aviation Flight Academy LLC Southlake, Texas |
Standard | 2023-12-13 | Valid |
| N35377 | Cessna 172I |
Laurel Highlands Aeronautical Academy Latrobe, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2023-12-05 | Valid |
| N14NF | Cessna 172I |
Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-12-01 | Valid |
| N35446 | Cessna 172I |
Individual owner Maine |
Standard | 2023-11-08 | Valid |
| N35609 | Cessna 172I |
Unruly Passengers LLC Piedmont, South Carolina |
Standard | 2023-11-05 | Valid |
| N35802 | Cessna 172I |
Boeing Employees Flying Association INC Ridley Park, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2023-11-04 | Valid |
| N8390L | Cessna 172I |
Bliss Marketing Communications INC Phoenix, Arizona |
Standard | 2023-11-04 | Valid |
| N8398L | Cessna 172I |
Wingsleasing LLC Wichita, Kansas |
Standard | 2023-10-31 | Valid |
| N35344 | Cessna 172I |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2023-10-19 | Valid |
| N46158 | Cessna 172I |
Cadillac Aircraft Services INC Cadillac, Michigan |
Standard | 2023-10-04 | Valid |
| N35719 | Cessna 172I |
Individual owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2023-09-18 | Valid |
| N2074A | Cessna 172I |
N2074A Aviation LLC Sheridan, Wyoming |
Standard | 2023-08-20 | Valid |
| N8422L | Cessna 172I |
Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-07-26 | Valid |
| N46143 | Cessna 172I |
Individual owner North Dakota |
Standard | 2023-06-27 | Valid |
| N46028 | Cessna 172I |
First Take Aviation LLC Van Nuys, California |
Standard | 2023-06-22 | Valid |
| N404SW | Cessna 172I |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2023-06-15 | Valid |
| N35358 | Cessna 172I |
N44344 LLC Wasilla, Alaska |
Standard | 2023-06-14 | Valid |
| N35567 | Cessna 172I |
Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2023-06-06 | Valid |
| N8456L | Cessna 172I |
Cherryhill Aviation INC Freetown, Indiana |
Standard | 2023-06-04 | Valid |
| N35795 | Cessna 172I |
N35795 LLC Fredericksburg, Texas |
Standard | 2023-06-03 | Valid |
| N35474 | Cessna 172I |
Co-owned owner Kansas |
Standard | 2023-05-29 | Valid |
| N46133 | Cessna 172I |
Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2023-05-20 | Valid |
| N46078 | Cessna 172I |
Parrish Aviation Flight Academy LLC Southlake, Texas |
Standard | 2023-05-10 | Valid |
| N35617 | Cessna 172I |
Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2023-05-05 | Valid |
| N35554 | Cessna 172I |
J&T Aviation LLC Colleyville, Texas |
Standard | 2023-05-03 | Valid |
| N46211 | Cessna 172I |
Individual owner Florida |
Multiple | 2023-04-26 | Valid |
| N8440L | Cessna 172I |
Co-owned owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2023-04-26 | Valid |
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