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 · 683 172R (all versions)
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N102MU | Cessna 172R |
Training Planes LLC Tampa, Florida |
Standard | 2026-09-25 | Valid |
| N745Z | Cessna 172R |
Zin Services LLC Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2026-09-14 | Valid |
| N118FS | Cessna 172R |
Tfs Air LLC Loveland, Colorado |
Standard | 2026-09-05 | Valid |
| N713FS | Cessna 172R |
Tfs Air LLC Loveland, Colorado |
Standard | 2026-09-05 | Valid |
| N872FS | Cessna 172R |
Tfs Air LLC Loveland, Colorado |
Standard | 2026-09-05 | Valid |
| N858CP | Cessna 172R |
Dae Aviation Enterprises CORP Gilford, New Hampshire |
Standard | 2026-09-02 | Valid |
| N402ER | Cessna 172R |
Leighnor Aircraft LLC Prescott, Arizona |
Standard | 2026-08-19 | Valid |
| N869CP | Cessna 172R |
Executive Flight Institute LLC Murrieta, California |
Standard | 2026-08-04 | Valid |
| N3513F | Cessna 172R |
Beeca Flight LLC Oviedo, Florida |
Standard | 2026-07-26 | Valid |
| N9547W | Cessna 172R |
Watch Ya Head Aviation I LLC Zionsville, Indiana |
Standard | 2026-06-27 | Valid |
| N9550G | Cessna 172R |
Retro Modern Aviation LLC Manitou Springs, Colorado |
Standard | 2026-06-22 | Valid |
| N9895F | Cessna 172R |
Retro Modern Aviation LLC Manitou Springs, Colorado |
Standard | 2026-06-22 | Valid |
| N7265B | Cessna 172R |
Holladay Aviation LLC Jacksonville, Florida |
Standard | 2026-06-21 | Valid |
| N2745M | Cessna 172R |
Nfh Aviation LLC Pikeville, Kentucky |
Standard | 2026-05-21 | Valid |
| N431FR | Cessna 172R |
N3812Q LLC San Diego, California |
Standard | 2026-05-21 | Valid |
| N172HP | Cessna 172R |
Spinnaker Aviation LLC Conroe, Texas |
Standard | 2026-04-30 | Valid |
| N2374E | Cessna 172R |
N2374E LLC A Series Of Aero Lease LLC San Antonio, Texas |
Standard | 2026-04-28 | Valid |
| N537HF | Cessna 172R |
Silver Express CO Miami, Florida |
Standard | 2026-04-24 | Valid |
| N64JA | Cessna 172R |
Jet Air INC Iowa City, Iowa |
Standard | 2026-04-16 | Valid |
| N890KC | Cessna 172R |
Mustang Sally Aviation LLC Camden, South Carolina |
Standard | 2026-03-09 | Valid |
| N61958 | Cessna 172R |
Hff Leasing LLC San Diego, California |
Standard | 2026-02-27 | Valid |
| N2630U | Cessna 172R |
Shaka Skies LLC Kihei, Hawaii |
Standard | 2026-02-21 | Valid |
| N3543G | Cessna 172R |
American Aviation INC Brooksville, Florida |
Standard | 2026-02-17 | Valid |
| N4202L | Cessna 172R |
Aa-Aero LLC Fairfield, New Jersey |
Standard | 2026-02-09 | Valid |
| N11024 | Cessna 172R |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2026-02-02 | Valid |
| N3523R | Cessna 172R |
Aviator Air Flight School LLC Houston, Texas |
Standard | 2026-01-22 | Valid |
| N9515S | Cessna 172R |
Kingsky Flight Academy LLC Lakeland, Florida |
Standard | 2026-01-08 | Valid |
| N971KC | Cessna 172R |
Denventures Aviation LLC Wheat Ridge, Colorado |
Standard | 2026-01-07 | Valid |
| N1157R | Cessna 172R |
Flying Nam LLC Sheridan, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-01-06 | Valid |
| N24671 | Cessna 172R |
Mustang Sally Aviation LLC Signal Hill, California |
Standard | 2026-01-03 | Valid |
| N944KC | Cessna 172R |
Mustang Sally Aviation LLC Camden, South Carolina |
Standard | 2025-12-28 | Valid |
| N972KC | Cessna 172R |
Mustang Sally Aviation LLC Camden, South Carolina |
Standard | 2025-12-28 | Valid |
| N6217N | Cessna 172R |
Xing Kong Aviation Service LLC Atwater, California |
Standard | 2025-12-03 | Valid |
| N6235T | Cessna 172R |
Crystal Air INC Chattanooga, Tennessee |
Standard | 2025-11-21 | Valid |
| N397ES | Cessna 172R |
N397Es Holding LLC Palm City, Florida |
Standard | 2025-11-12 | Valid |
| N2221R | Cessna 172R |
Phoenix East Aviation LLC Daytona Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2025-10-09 | Valid |
| N35079 | Cessna 172R |
Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC Denton, Texas |
Standard | 2025-09-23 | Valid |
| N682DW | Cessna 172R |
Mach X Aviation LLC Weston, Florida |
Standard | 2025-09-23 | Valid |
| N47GF | Cessna 172R |
Global Flight Support And Sales INC Tampa, Florida |
Standard | 2025-09-04 | Valid |
| N7265Y | Cessna 172R |
Av8R LLC Manchester Center, Vermont |
Standard | 2025-08-26 | Valid |
| N782WW | Cessna 172R |
Draco Flight School DBA Chino, California |
Standard | 2025-08-12 | Valid |
| N174GF | Cessna 172R |
Marcus Air LLC Plano, Texas |
Standard | 2025-07-05 | Valid |
| N3540T | Cessna 172R |
Avcorp Holdings INC Jackson, Michigan |
Standard | 2025-06-17 | Valid |
| N3544B | Cessna 172R |
Avcorp Holdings INC Jackson, Michigan |
Standard | 2025-06-17 | Valid |
| N855CP | Cessna 172R |
Vector Air LLC Erie, Colorado |
Standard | 2025-06-03 | Valid |
| N782BG | Cessna 172R |
Mt Aviation LLC Fairbanks, Alaska |
Standard | 2025-05-09 | Valid |
| N30YP | Cessna 172R |
Bmf Jax LLC Jacksonville, Florida |
Standard | 2025-04-24 | Valid |
| N7257T | Cessna 172R |
Jet & Rotor Aviation LLC Sacramento, California |
Standard | 2025-04-17 | Valid |
| N22055 | Cessna 172R |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2025-03-31 | Valid |
| N37SE | Cessna 172R |
Pacific Northwest Aircraft Leasing INC Meridian, Idaho |
Standard | 2025-03-24 | Valid |
| N7257E | Cessna 172R |
Aerospring Leasing LLC Wasilla, Alaska |
Standard | 2025-03-10 | Valid |
| N651MA | Cessna 172R |
Pea-Wayman Flight LLC Daytona Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2025-02-24 | Valid |
| N981BT | Cessna 172R |
Pea-Wayman Flight LLC Daytona Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2025-02-24 | Valid |
| N996WW | Cessna 172R |
Pea-Wayman Flight LLC Daytona Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2025-02-21 | Valid |
| N191CA | Cessna 172R |
Csa Aircraft Leasing LLC Salt Lake City, Utah |
Standard | 2025-01-18 | Valid |
| N26499 | Cessna 172R |
Advanced Aviation Group LLC Frederick, Maryland |
Standard | 2024-12-31 | Valid |
| N17274 | Cessna 172R |
University Of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage, Alaska |
Standard | 2024-12-18 | Valid |
| N399ES | Cessna 172R |
Bray Aviation LLC Calera, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2024-12-18 | Valid |
| N909DB | Cessna 172R |
N909Db Aviation Services LLC Colorado Springs, Colorado |
Standard | 2024-12-12 | Valid |
| N72639 | Cessna 172R |
Co-owned owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2024-11-23 | Valid |
| N24334 | Cessna 172R |
Sorbi Aviation INC El Cajon, California |
Standard | 2024-11-22 | Valid |
| N2125M | Cessna 172R |
Nfh Aviation LLC Pikeville, Kentucky |
Standard | 2024-10-31 | Valid |
| N91966 | Cessna 172R |
Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC Denton, Texas |
None on file | 2024-10-31 | Valid |
| N2441E | Cessna 172R |
Myf Holdings LLC San Diego, California |
Standard | 2024-10-01 | Valid |
| N387MA | Cessna 172R |
Azul Services LLC Bozeman, Montana |
Standard | 2024-09-30 | Valid |
| N2634E | Cessna 172R |
Azul Services LLC Bozeman, Montana |
Standard | 2024-09-20 | Valid |
| N665RT | Cessna 172R |
N665Rt LLC Palm City, Florida |
Standard | 2024-09-18 | Valid |
| N3504P | Cessna 172R |
Wingsleasing LLC Wichita, Kansas |
Standard | 2024-08-15 | Valid |
| N4172P | Cessna 172R |
Dmac Aircraft LLC Savannah, Georgia |
Standard | 2024-07-29 | Valid |
| N724PG | Cessna 172R |
L&W Leasing LLC Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
Standard | 2024-07-16 | Valid |
| N455EP | Cessna 172R |
Dove Aviation 455Ep LLC Stuart, Florida |
Restricted | 2024-07-15 | Valid |
| N9348F | Cessna 172R |
Dirty Side Down Aviation LLC Georgetown, Texas |
Standard | 2024-07-07 | Valid |
| N983WU | Cessna 172R |
Envoy Air Services LLC Leipsic, Ohio |
Standard | 2024-07-02 | Valid |
| N1747L | Cessna 172R |
Coco Aircraft INC Merritt Island, Florida |
Standard | 2024-06-05 | Valid |
| N9559S | Cessna 172R |
Elizabeth Dloda LLC Hilton Head Island, South Carolina |
Standard | 2024-05-15 | Valid |
| N21SZ | Cessna 172R |
Vista Air INC Pacoima, California |
Standard | 2024-04-14 | Valid |
| N223HF | Cessna 172R |
Heritage Asset Leasing LLC Ronkonkoma, New York |
Standard | 2024-04-04 | Valid |
| N9981F | Cessna 172R |
Kcsi Aerial Patrol INC Bakersfield, California |
Standard | 2024-04-04 | Valid |
| N578BW | Cessna 172R |
Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2024-02-15 | Valid |
| N430EP | Cessna 172R |
Fly La Wings LLC Glendale, California |
Standard | 2024-01-23 | Valid |
| N2772 | Cessna 172R |
Lewis University Romeoville, Illinois |
Standard | 2024-01-10 | Valid |
| N920CF | Cessna 172R |
Wingsleasing LLC Wichita, Kansas |
Standard | 2024-01-10 | Valid |
| N886AB | Cessna 172R |
Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC Denton, Texas |
Standard | 2024-01-08 | Valid |
| N934MT | Cessna 172R |
8Th Dimension Enterprises LLC Englewood, Colorado |
Standard | 2024-01-07 | Valid |
| N819KS | Cessna 172R |
N819Ks LLC Palm City, Florida |
Standard | 2023-12-21 | Valid |
| N62726 | Cessna 172R |
Xing Kong Aviation Service LLC Atwater, California |
None on file | 2023-11-30 | Valid |
| N480ER | Cessna 172R |
Flying Off Leash Aviation LLC Daniel Island, South Carolina |
Standard | 2023-11-10 | Valid |
| N132PF | Cessna 172R |
Above And Beyond Aviation LLC Austin, Texas |
Standard | 2023-10-17 | Valid |
| N994WW | Cessna 172R |
Mabry Properties And Holdings LLC Jonesboro, Arkansas |
Standard | 2023-10-11 | Valid |
| N406FR | Cessna 172R |
Lunken Flight Training Center LLC Cincinnati, Ohio |
None on file | 2023-09-29 | Valid |
| N9572W | Cessna 172R |
Dr Equipment LLC Ackerly, Texas |
Standard | 2023-09-22 | Valid |
| N169PX | Cessna 172R |
Xing Kong Aviation Service LLC Atwater, California |
Standard | 2023-09-19 | Valid |
| N432ER | Cessna 172R |
Unicorn Wings LLC Cary, Illinois |
Standard | 2023-08-30 | Valid |
| N2274B | Cessna 172R |
Aon-Adharc Aircraft Leasing LLC Sellersburg, Indiana |
Standard | 2023-08-26 | Valid |
| N198BW | Cessna 172R |
Fixed Wing Holding CO INC Pembroke Pines, Florida |
Standard | 2023-08-21 | Valid |
| N361ES | Cessna 172R |
Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2023-08-18 | Valid |
| N813GF | Cessna 172R |
Christiansen Aviation LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-08-09 | Valid |
| N456ER | Cessna 172R |
Soaring 2 Success LLC Cary, Illinois |
Standard | 2023-08-05 | Valid |
| N54JA | Cessna 172R |
San Carlos Flight Center INC San Carlos, California |
Standard | 2023-08-05 | Valid |
| N72662 | Cessna 172R |
Jwa Flight School LLC Bolingbrook, Illinois |
Standard | 2023-07-26 | Valid |
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