Cessna 177 Cardinal
2,158 on the U.S. register across 4 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1967 to 1979; half of them date from 1973 or earlier. Texas has the most (208). 30% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are never named here.
About the 177 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 engine
- Common engines
- Lycoming O&Vo-360 Ser (855), Lycoming Io-360-A1B6D (777), Lycoming 0-320 Series (402)
- Seats
- 4
- Cruise speed
- about 108 mph
- Maker on the register
- Cessna
- Registered
- earliest certificate August 30, 1971; newest September 29, 2026
Where they are owner's state
Texas208California192Florida159Washington84Arizona69Georgia66Pennsylvania65Michigan63Illinois62Ohio59Minnesota57Indiana55
Who owns them registrant type
Individual1,163 (54%)LLC408 (19%)Co-owned347 (16%)Corporation211 (10%)Partnership25 (1%)Not stated2 (0.1%)Government2 (0.1%)
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
When they were built by decade · 277 with no year on file
Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far
Registration status
Valid2,133 (99%)Pending12 (0.6%)Sale reported6 (0.3%)Canceled2 (0.1%)Assigned, not yet registered2 (0.1%)Revoked1 (0.0%)
Airworthiness certificate class
Standard2,128 (99%)None on file21 (1.0%)Special flight permit4 (0.2%)Multiple2 (0.1%)Experimental2 (0.1%)Restricted1 (0.0%)
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Eagle Sky Patrol INC15Bas Part Sales LLC9International Air Services INC Trustee7Avco Patrol LLC5Valiair Lc Trustee4Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee4Cardinal Flyers LLC4Sky West Aviation INC Trustee3Redwing Aviation LLC3Central Virginia Aviation INC3Cardinal Aviation LLC3Spectron Aviation INC2
Fleet pages: Eagle Sky Patrol INC · Bas Part Sales LLC · International Air Services INC Trustee · Avco Patrol LLC · Valiair Lc Trustee · Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee · Sky West Aviation INC Trustee · Central Virginia Aviation INC
Accident history NTSB records · 767 cases since 1982, 140 fatal
2026-08-05WPR26LA291 · 177B N34852 · accident near Perris, CA · no injuries
2026-06-17ERA26FA241 · 177RG N7637V · accident near Morrison, TN · 2 killed
2026-06-09ERA26LA233 · 177 N316HY · accident near Gilford, NH · no injuries
2026-05-28WPR26LA206 · 177 N13430 · accident near Cascade, ID · serious injuries
2026-05-18ERA26LA213 · 177RG N177BT · accident near Statesville, NC · no injuries
2026-03-15WPR26LA128 · 177 N178DR · accident near Cottonwood, AZ · no injuries
2026-02-22ANC26LA016 · 177B N12984 · accident near Rocky Junction, AZ · minor injuries
2026-01-13ERA26LA093 · 177 N34959 · accident near Ocoee, TN · minor injuries
The 8 most recent of 767 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 177 Cardinal aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
2,158 as of October 2, 2026, counting 4 versions the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Cessna 177s?
Texas, with 208.
Who owns the Cessna 177?
30% 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 · 788 177RG (all versions)
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N2155Q | Cessna 177RG |
Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2023-02-02 | Valid |
| N57EA | Cessna 177RG |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-02-01 | Valid |
| N53080 | Cessna 177RG |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-01-31 | Valid |
| N2614V | Cessna 177RG |
Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2023-01-29 | Valid |
| N7818V | Cessna 177RG |
Glide Slope Aviation LLC Flagstaff, Arizona |
Standard | 2023-01-28 | Valid |
| N8062G | Cessna 177RG |
Individual owner Hawaii |
Standard | 2023-01-28 | Valid |
| N2768V | Cessna 177RG |
Three Spirit Ventures LLC Wayne, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2023-01-21 | Valid |
| N2733V | Cessna 177RG |
Individual owner North Dakota |
Standard | 2023-01-12 | Valid |
| N34205 | Cessna 177RG |
Dingman Douglas W Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Standard | 2023-01-12 | Valid |
| N52465 | Cessna 177RG |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2023-01-02 | Valid |
| N2011Q | Cessna 177RG |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2022-12-23 | Valid |
| N2183Q | Cessna 177RG |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2022-11-17 | Valid |
| N52050 | Cessna 177RG |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2022-11-17 | Valid |
| N2706V | Cessna 177RG |
Co-owned owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2022-11-12 | Valid |
| N45677 | Cessna 177RG |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2022-11-02 | Valid |
| N1578H | Cessna 177RG |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2022-10-26 | Valid |
| N7557V | Cessna 177RG |
Texas Dentco LLC El Paso, Texas |
Standard | 2022-10-20 | Valid |
| N2638V | Cessna 177RG |
Individual owner Mississippi |
Standard | 2022-10-14 | Valid |
| N352GB | Cessna 177RG |
Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2022-09-29 | Valid |
| N7895V | Cessna 177RG |
Cleared For Takeoff LLC Katonah, New York |
Standard | 2022-09-15 | Valid |
| N1567H | Cessna 177RG |
Krimminger Michiel Lancaster, South Carolina |
Standard | 2022-09-07 | Valid |
| N417DK | Cessna 177RG |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2022-09-01 | Valid |
| N1888Q | Cessna 177RG |
American Aerial Photos LLC Efland, North Carolina |
Standard | 2022-08-19 | Valid |
| N1922Q | Cessna 177RG |
Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2022-08-18 | Valid |
| N1909Q | Cessna 177RG |
Individual owner Maryland |
Standard | 2022-08-13 | Valid |
| N2074Q | Cessna 177RG |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2022-08-09 | Valid |
| N34165 | Cessna 177RG |
Tambaku LLC Topeka, Kansas |
Standard | 2022-07-05 | Valid |
| N8212G | Cessna 177RG |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2022-07-02 | Valid |
| N8261G | Cessna 177RG |
Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2022-06-28 | Valid |
| N74177 | Cessna 177RG |
Co-owned owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2022-06-25 | Valid |
| N1569H | Cessna 177RG |
Dekalb Cardinal LLC Evanston, Illinois |
Standard | 2022-05-09 | Valid |
| N1831Q | Cessna 177RG |
Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2022-05-02 | Valid |
| N8221G | Cessna 177RG |
Co-owned owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2022-05-02 | Valid |
| N1432K | Cessna 177RG |
Covenant Physician Services LTD London, Ohio |
Standard | 2022-04-27 | Valid |
| N1872Q | Cessna 177RG |
Qualitair LLC Trustee Michelstadt, |
Standard | 2022-04-19 | Valid |
| N52662 | Cessna 177RG |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2022-04-09 | Valid |
| N409SP | Cessna 177RG |
Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2022-03-29 | Valid |
| N2538V | Cessna 177RG |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2022-03-24 | Valid |
| N177TK | Cessna 177RG |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2022-03-09 | Valid |
| N2152Q | Cessna 177RG |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2022-03-05 | Valid |
| N1552H | Cessna 177RG |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2022-02-18 | Valid |
| N52802 | Cessna 177RG |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2022-02-12 | Valid |
| N53194 | Cessna 177RG |
Jagav LLC Lewes, Delaware |
Standard | 2022-02-07 | Valid |
| N2031Q | Cessna 177RG |
Light Sport Aeronautics LLC Brooklet, Georgia |
Standard | 2022-02-05 | Valid |
| N35849 | Cessna 177RG |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2022-02-05 | Valid |
| N1885Q | Cessna 177RG |
Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2022-01-31 | Valid |
| N2185Q | Cessna 177RG |
Co-owned owner Oregon |
Standard | 2022-01-24 | Valid |
| N7751V | Cessna 177RG |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2022-01-22 | Valid |
| N2083Q | Cessna 177RG |
Cardinal N2083Q LLC Churchville, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2022-01-18 | Valid |
| N2752V | Cessna 177RG |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2022-01-15 | Valid |
| N9442 | Cessna 177RG |
Winger Aviation LLC Palatine, Illinois |
Standard | 2022-01-10 | Valid |
| N53035 | Cessna 177RG |
International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2021-12-28 | Valid |
| N1829Q | Cessna 177RG |
Individual owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2021-12-27 | Valid |
| N177MR | Cessna 177RG |
Valiair Lc Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2021-12-21 | Valid |
| N7542V | Cessna 177RG |
Coastal Cosmetic And Implant Denistry LLC Miramar Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2021-12-15 | Valid |
| N1841Q | Cessna 177RG |
Evolution Electronics LLC Superior, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2021-12-01 | Valid |
| N1371M | Cessna 177RG |
Co-owned owner Nevada |
Standard | 2021-11-30 | Valid |
| N2172Q | Cessna 177RG |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2021-11-27 | Valid |
| N2572V | Cessna 177RG |
Individual owner Utah |
Standard | 2021-11-19 | Valid |
| N52578 | Cessna 177RG |
Co-owned owner Maryland |
Standard | 2021-11-17 | Valid |
| N399JP | Cessna 177RG |
L&M Aircraft INC Rome, Georgia |
Standard | 2021-11-09 | Valid |
| N1899Q | Cessna 177RG |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2021-11-01 | Valid |
| N45060 | Cessna 177RG |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2021-10-30 | Valid |
| N53152 | Cessna 177RG |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2021-10-28 | Valid |
| N2051Q | Cessna 177RG |
Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2021-10-18 | Valid |
| N217JL | Cessna 177RG |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2021-10-16 | Valid |
| N2090Y | Cessna 177RG |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2021-10-15 | Valid |
| N8266G | Cessna 177RG |
Co-owned owner Washington |
Standard | 2021-10-14 | Valid |
| N1561H | Cessna 177RG |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2021-10-13 | Valid |
| N1991Q | Cessna 177RG |
Johnny Becker LLC Helotes, Texas |
Standard | 2021-10-06 | Valid |
| N52765 | Cessna 177RG |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2021-10-05 | Valid |
| N2186Q | Cessna 177RG |
Blue Streak LLC Athens, Georgia |
Standard | 2021-09-24 | Valid |
| N52716 | Cessna 177RG |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2021-09-22 | Valid |
| N35216 | Cessna 177RG |
Dairy Air INC Wyoming, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2021-09-13 | Valid |
| N7733V | Cessna 177RG |
Long Final LLC Clay, New York |
Standard | 2021-09-01 | Valid |
| N177NC | Cessna 177RG |
Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2021-08-21 | Valid |
| N2134Q | Cessna 177RG |
Luft Aviation INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2021-08-11 | Valid |
| N710FG | Cessna 177RG |
Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2021-08-10 | Valid |
| N5RB | Cessna 177RG |
Banasik Associates INC Columbus, Ohio |
Standard | 2021-08-03 | Valid |
| N1862Q | Cessna 177RG |
B & P Transportation LLC Mount Blanchard, Ohio |
Standard | 2021-07-27 | Valid |
| N52061 | Cessna 177RG |
Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2021-07-24 | Valid |
| N502WA | Cessna 177RG |
Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2021-07-19 | Valid |
| N177AP | Cessna 177RG |
Thunderbird Aviation LLC Littleton, Colorado |
Standard | 2021-07-09 | Valid |
| N7637V | Cessna 177RG |
Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2021-07-08 | Valid |
| N8061G | Cessna 177RG |
Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2021-07-07 | Valid |
| N1565H | Cessna 177RG |
Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2021-06-22 | Valid |
| N52862 | Cessna 177RG |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2021-05-17 | Valid |
| N53026 | Cessna 177RG |
Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2021-05-10 | Valid |
| N35821 | Cessna 177RG |
Coachair INC Groveland, California |
Standard | 2021-05-06 | Valid |
| N34221 | Cessna 177RG |
Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2021-05-05 | Valid |
| N177BV | Cessna 177RG |
Ghostrider Aviation INC Bohemia, New York |
Standard | 2021-04-30 | Valid |
| N8245G | Cessna 177RG |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2021-04-29 | Valid |
| N12HB | Cessna 177RG |
Aerotechniques LLC South Kent, Connecticut |
Standard | 2021-04-23 | Valid |
| N52585 | Cessna 177RG |
Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2021-04-21 | Valid |
| N7554V | Cessna 177RG |
Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2021-03-19 | Valid |
| N1539H | Cessna 177RG |
Ave Maria LLC Batesville, Indiana |
Standard | 2021-02-27 | Valid |
| N2753V | Cessna 177RG |
Sirius Real Estate LLC Murphys, California |
Standard | 2021-02-26 | Valid |
| N1548H | Cessna 177RG |
Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2021-02-20 | Valid |
| N8049G | Cessna 177RG |
Stone & Phillips Aviation LLC Youngstown, Florida |
Standard | 2021-02-18 | Valid |
| N2149Q | Cessna 177RG |
Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2021-02-11 | Valid |