Cessna P172
23 on the U.S. register. Built from 1962 to 1963; half of them date from 1962 or earlier. Michigan has the most (3). 43% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.
About the P172 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 engine
- Common engines
- Cont Motor Go-300 Series (19), Lycoming O-360-A1A (1), Cont Motor 0-300 Ser (1)
- Seats
- 4
- Cruise speed
- about 108 mph
- Built of
- aluminium
- Maker on the register
- Cessna
- Registered
- earliest certificate August 21, 2001; newest August 19, 2025
Where they are owner's state
Who owns them registrant type
By owner type, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Individual | 11 | 48% |
| LLC | 7 | 30% |
| Partnership | 2 | 9% |
| Co-owned | 2 | 9% |
| Corporation | 1 | 4% |
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
| Version | Registered | Built | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| P172D | 23 | 1962 to 1963 | 100.0% |
Registration status
By status, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Valid | 22 | 96% |
| Sale reported | 1 | 4% |
Airworthiness certificate class
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Largest fleets, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Valiair Limited CO Trustee | 1 |
| Tennessee Museum of Aviation INC | 1 |
| Schneiderhan Edward F | 1 |
| Pedroza Everett W | 1 |
| N8540X LLC | 1 |
| Millennialytics LLC | 1 |
| J & K Flying LLC | 1 |
| Discover Aviation Center LLC | 1 |
| Apex Aviation LLC | 1 |
Fleet pages: Valiair Limited CO Trustee · Apex Aviation LLC
Accident history NTSB records · 5 cases since 1982, 0 fatal
The 5 most recent of 5 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How this model compares with others, with the fleet taken into account: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.
Questions people ask answers refresh every morning
How many Cessna P172 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
23 as of October 26, 2026, counting 1 version the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Cessna P172s?
Michigan, with 3.
Who owns the Cessna P172?
43% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.
When were the Cessna P172s on the register built?
Between 1962 and 1963; half of them in 1962 or earlier.
How many Cessna P172 accidents has the NTSB recorded?
5 accidents and incidents since 1982, 0 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.
What is the Cessna P172 made of?
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Cessna P172 the component layer
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. The design is held under 1 type certificate (3A17, held by Textron Aviation INC.). The FAA has issued 15 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this model, most of them about engine. Operators and repair shops have filed 1 failure report with the FAA since 2000, 1 of them in the last ten years: about 4.3 a year for every 100 aircraft on the register; the system most often named is engine. 283 approved modifications exist for it, the most by Garmin International INC.
FAA orders 15 airworthiness directives · newest first
All orders naming the Cessna P172
By system
Orders by system, as a table
| orders | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Engine | 4 | 27% |
| Cabin, seats and restraints | 3 | 20% |
| Fuel system | 2 | 13% |
| Instruments and avionics | 2 | 13% |
| Heating, ice protection and utility systems | 1 | 7% |
| Landing gear | 1 | 7% |
| Flight controls | 1 | 7% |
| Electrical power | 1 | 7% |
Failure reports 1 since 2000 · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 00 | 1 |
By system
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Latest reports
Approved replacement parts 480 parts manufacturer approvals
Parts a company other than the maker may make for this design and sell as FAA-approved. The companies holding the most:
Most often: cessna door (43), skin (31), hinge (25), strut cuff (16), cessna side (16), wing tip (15), housing (13), cessna windshield (12), elevator tip (9), skin center (6).
Approved modifications 283 supplemental type certificates
Changes the FAA has approved for this design, from new avionics and engines to floats and parachutes. The companies holding the most:
Latest
Certificates and bulletins
Safety bulletins 6 · advice, not orders
Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.
Connections how the P172 links to the rest of the register
- Cessna 72,685 aircraft on the register
- Cessna P172D 23 registered
- Built of aluminium
- Continental GO-300 series 19 of these aircraft · 175 hp
- Lycoming O-360-A1A 1 of these aircraft · 180 hp
- Continental O-300 series 1 of these aircraft · 145 hp
- Michigan 3 of these aircraft
- Colorado 3 of these aircraft
- Ohio 2 of these aircraft
- California 2 of these aircraft
- Wyoming 1 of these aircraft
- Valiair Limited CO Trustee 1 of these aircraft
- Tennessee Museum of Aviation INC 1 of these aircraft
- Schneiderhan Edward F 1 of these aircraft
- Pedroza Everett W 1 of these aircraft
- N8540X LLC 1 of these aircraft
- NTSB accidents and incidents involving the P172 5 cases since 1982 · 0 fatal
- FAA orders naming the P172 15 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports filed on the P172 1 reports since 1995
- Approved modifications for the P172 283 supplemental type certificates
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/cessna/p172.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 23
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N8533X | Cessna P172D |
Apex Aviation LLC Highlands Ranch, Colorado |
Standard | 2025-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N883CM | Cessna P172D |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2024-09-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8561X | Cessna P172D |
J & K Flying LLC Marengo, Ohio |
Standard | 2024-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8525X | Cessna P172D |
Co-owned owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2023-08-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8540X | Cessna P172D |
N8540X LLC Prescott, Arizona |
Standard | 2023-08-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8527X | Cessna P172D |
Individual owner Maryland |
Standard | 2023-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8544X | Cessna P172D |
Valiair Limited CO Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2022-12-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8574X | Cessna P172D |
Discover Aviation Center LLC Elyria, Ohio |
Standard | 2022-11-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8546X | Cessna P172D |
Schneiderhan Edward F Laurium, Michigan |
Standard | 2022-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8529X | Cessna P172D |
Co-owned owner Michigan |
Standard | 2021-07-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N159JM | Cessna P172D |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2020-05-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8541X | Cessna P172D |
Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2020-05-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8585X | Cessna P172D |
Individual owner South Dakota |
Standard | 2020-05-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8528X | Cessna P172D |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2020-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8524X | Cessna P172D |
Pedroza Everett W Tehachapi, California |
Standard | 2019-07-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8542X | Cessna P172D |
Millennialytics LLC Denver, Colorado |
Standard | 2019-01-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8571X | Cessna P172D |
Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2018-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8581X | Cessna P172D |
Standard | 2013-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N188P | Cessna P172D |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2010-03-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8548X | Cessna P172D |
Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2006-08-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N99RT | Cessna P172D |
Tennessee Museum of Aviation INC Sevierville, Tennessee |
Standard | 2004-11-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8557X | Cessna P172D |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8539X | Cessna P172D |
Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | Sale reportedFAA registration status code 7. All codes |