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 · 446 172RG (all versions)
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N176LG | Cessna 172RG |
Tita Enterprises LLC Apex, North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-09-30 | Valid |
| N5316R | Cessna 172RG |
Training Planes LLC Tampa, Florida |
Standard | 2026-09-26 | Valid |
| N172RG | Cessna 172RG |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-09-25 | Valid |
| N6284R | Cessna 172RG |
Top Aircraft Leasing LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2026-09-25 | Valid |
| N6562V | Cessna 172RG |
Aero-Sphere INC Longmont, Colorado |
Standard | 2026-09-09 | Valid |
| N6278R | Cessna 172RG |
Cress LLC Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2026-09-02 | Valid |
| N5103U | Cessna 172RG |
Montana Aircraft Trust INC Trustee Bozeman, Montana |
Standard | 2026-08-18 | Valid |
| N7258 | Cessna 172RG |
International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2026-07-28 | Valid |
| N9326D | Cessna 172RG |
All Seasons Aviation LLC Laredo, Texas |
Standard | 2026-07-28 | Valid |
| N9539B | Cessna 172RG |
Three Rivers Limousine Service INC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2026-07-25 | Valid |
| N107RC | Cessna 172RG |
Hat Creek Construction & Development INC Glennville, Georgia |
Standard | 2026-07-18 | Valid |
| N6511V | Cessna 172RG |
Sc Skywalker Aviation LLC West Sacramento, California |
Standard | 2026-07-16 | Valid |
| N6279V | Cessna 172RG |
Standard | 2026-07-01 | Valid | |
| N6105V | Cessna 172RG |
Schlesinger Henry R Castalian Springs, Tennessee |
Standard | 2026-06-27 | Valid |
| N951HC | Cessna 172RG |
Usweixin Sheridan, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-06-26 | Valid |
| N9450D | Cessna 172RG |
Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2026-03-10 | Valid |
| N131VU | Cessna 172RG |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2026-03-04 | Valid |
| N474TB | Cessna 172RG |
Dr Daniel Brancheau Pllc Fenton, Michigan |
Standard | 2026-02-19 | Valid |
| N6503V | Cessna 172RG |
St Cloud Technical & Community College Saint Cloud, Minnesota |
Standard | 2026-02-16 | Valid |
| N8642D | Cessna 172RG |
American Aviation INC Tracy, California |
Standard | 2026-02-12 | Valid |
| N15NH | Cessna 172RG |
Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-02-06 | Valid |
| N172ZG | Cessna 172RG |
Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-02-06 | Valid |
| N9991B | Cessna 172RG |
Taft Leasing LLC Bloomfield, New Mexico |
Standard | 2026-02-05 | Valid |
| N6336V | Cessna 172RG |
Kman LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2026-01-23 | Valid |
| N6407V | Cessna 172RG |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-12-25 | Valid |
| N833TW | Cessna 172RG |
Desert Wind Wings LLC Mesa, Arizona |
Standard | 2025-12-10 | Valid |
| N9773B | Cessna 172RG |
Chagres Flight Training LLC Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Standard | 2025-12-10 | Valid |
| N621DC | Cessna 172RG |
Resource Extension LLC Jupiter, Florida |
Standard | 2025-12-03 | Valid |
| N172BD | Cessna 172RG |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2025-11-14 | Valid |
| N9709B | Cessna 172RG |
Peterson Air LLC Chisago City, Minnesota |
Standard | 2025-11-12 | Valid |
| N9813B | Cessna 172RG |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2025-11-12 | Valid |
| N9490D | Cessna 172RG |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2025-10-31 | Valid |
| N9863B | Cessna 172RG |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2025-10-28 | Valid |
| N6113V | Cessna 172RG |
Legacy Lsa LLC Plainview, Texas |
Standard | 2025-10-27 | Valid |
| N6205V | Cessna 172RG |
Red Baron LLC Middletown, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-10-14 | Valid |
| N9394D | Cessna 172RG |
Red Baron LLC Middletown, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-10-09 | Valid |
| N9779B | Cessna 172RG |
79B Aviation LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-10-03 | Valid |
| N920G | Cessna 172RG |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2025-09-29 | Valid |
| N117PB | Cessna 172RG |
Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-09-28 | Valid |
| N4939V | Cessna 172RG |
Florida Keys Flight Academy LLC Marathon, Florida |
Standard | 2025-09-27 | Valid |
| N4871V | Cessna 172RG |
Bt Aero Precission Flight Accademy LLC Oakdale, California |
Standard | 2025-09-25 | Valid |
| N610HP | Cessna 172RG |
Valor View Aviation LLC Midland, Texas |
Standard | 2025-08-19 | Valid |
| N5225U | Cessna 172RG |
Magic World Ky LLC Sulphur, Kentucky |
Standard | 2025-08-08 | Valid |
| N6090V | Cessna 172RG |
Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2025-07-10 | Valid |
| N4714R | Cessna 172RG |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2025-06-18 | Valid |
| N9540B | Cessna 172RG |
Fly8Ma LLC Big Lake, Alaska |
Standard | 2025-05-21 | Valid |
| N9654B | Cessna 172RG |
Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2025-05-05 | Valid |
| N6612R | Cessna 172RG |
Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2025-04-14 | Valid |
| N6254V | Cessna 172RG |
Vector Air INC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2025-04-09 | Valid |
| N9310D | Cessna 172RG |
Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2025-04-08 | Valid |
| N6542V | Cessna 172RG |
Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2025-03-25 | Valid |
| N4981V | Cessna 172RG |
Wasatch Industries LLC Ogden, Utah |
Standard | 2025-03-12 | Valid |
| N9683B | Cessna 172RG |
Tita Enterprises LLC Apex, North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-03-10 | Valid |
| N406PT | Cessna 172RG |
Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2025-02-20 | Valid |
| N9838B | Cessna 172RG |
Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2025-02-19 | Valid |
| N9985B | Cessna 172RG |
Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2025-02-19 | Valid |
| N42VV | Cessna 172RG |
Silverhawk Aviation Academy Oregon LLC Ontario, Oregon |
Standard | 2025-02-18 | Valid |
| N626AF | Cessna 172RG |
Cape Fear Pilots LLC Bald Head Island, North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-02-13 | Valid |
| N9649B | Cessna 172RG |
Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2025-02-07 | Valid |
| N9307D | Cessna 172RG |
Aviatzone LLC Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
Standard | 2025-02-04 | Valid |
| N4720R | Cessna 172RG |
Hotkeys Holding LLC Silver Spring, Maryland |
Standard | 2025-01-16 | Valid |
| N9990B | Cessna 172RG |
Aurora-Flight LLC Commerce Township, Michigan |
Standard | 2024-12-18 | Valid |
| N5159U | Cessna 172RG |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2024-12-17 | Valid |
| N4709R | Cessna 172RG |
G & M Aircraft INC Wheat Ridge, Colorado |
Standard | 2024-12-09 | Valid |
| N9646B | Cessna 172RG |
N9646B LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-11-27 | Valid |
| N953SM | Cessna 172RG |
Co-owned owner Mississippi |
Standard | 2024-11-26 | Valid |
| N6420V | Cessna 172RG |
Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2024-11-22 | Valid |
| N117RC | Cessna 172RG |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2024-11-09 | Valid |
| N5163U | Cessna 172RG |
Valor View Aviation LLC Midland, Texas |
Standard | 2024-11-07 | Valid |
| N6181R | Cessna 172RG |
Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2024-10-31 | Valid |
| N9542B | Cessna 172RG |
Individual owner South Carolina |
Restricted | 2024-10-31 | Valid |
| N9574B | Cessna 172RG |
Hinds Community College Bolton, Mississippi |
Standard | 2024-10-28 | Valid |
| N5255U | Cessna 172RG |
Flight Gear Aviation LLC Pickerington, Ohio |
Standard | 2024-10-17 | Valid |
| N9717B | Cessna 172RG |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2024-09-23 | Valid |
| N4857V | Cessna 172RG |
Newsouth Aviation LLC Auburn, Alabama |
Standard | 2024-09-11 | Valid |
| N6393R | Cessna 172RG |
Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-09-06 | Valid |
| N715G | Cessna 172RG |
Individual owner U.S. Virgin Islands |
Standard | 2024-08-28 | Valid |
| N5377V | Cessna 172RG |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2024-08-27 | Valid |
| N5176R | Cessna 172RG |
Right Rudder Flight Training LLC La Verne, California |
Standard | 2024-08-24 | Valid |
| N4971V | Cessna 172RG |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2024-08-06 | Valid |
| N864PA | Cessna 172RG |
Co-owned owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2024-07-21 | Valid |
| N9562B | Cessna 172RG |
Charleston Flying Club LLC Charleston, South Carolina |
Standard | 2024-07-16 | Valid |
| N4976V | Cessna 172RG |
Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee Snellville, Georgia |
Standard | 2024-07-11 | Valid |
| N5305V | Cessna 172RG |
American Academy Of Aeronautics INC Stanford, California |
Standard | 2024-06-20 | Valid |
| N9566B | Cessna 172RG |
Qualitair LLC Michelstadt, |
Standard | 2024-06-03 | Valid |
| N949SM | Cessna 172RG |
Aviation Trust CO LLC Trustee Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2024-06-02 | Valid |
| N4721R | Cessna 172RG |
Waterdawg Express LLC Pocatello, Idaho |
Standard | 2024-05-27 | Valid |
| N9877B | Cessna 172RG |
Individual owner Utah |
Standard | 2024-05-23 | Valid |
| N5163V | Cessna 172RG |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2024-05-01 | Valid |
| N6135R | Cessna 172RG |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2024-04-25 | Valid |
| N9545B | Cessna 172RG |
Sunrise Aero INC Ocala, Florida |
Standard | 2024-04-04 | Valid |
| N9584B | Cessna 172RG |
360 Marine Bristol, Rhode Island |
Standard | 2024-04-04 | Valid |
| N6535V | Cessna 172RG |
Co-owned owner Connecticut |
Standard | 2024-03-04 | Valid |
| N5216V | Cessna 172RG |
Co-owned owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2024-03-01 | Valid |
| N9318B | Cessna 172RG |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-02-28 | Valid |
| N6169R | Cessna 172RG |
N999Gk LLC Nantucket, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2024-02-21 | Valid |
| N6538V | Cessna 172RG |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2024-02-19 | Valid |
| N6174R | Cessna 172RG |
Laurel Highlands Aeronautical Academy Latrobe, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2024-02-18 | Valid |
| N6320R | Cessna 172RG |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2024-02-08 | Valid |
| N9647B | Cessna 172RG |
Lakewood Investments LLC Victorville, California |
Standard | 2024-02-02 | Valid |
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