Cessna R172 Hawk XP
758 on the U.S. register across 4 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1966 to 1981; half of them date from 1977 or earlier. California has the most (65). 43% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are never named here.
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About the R172 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 engine
- Common engines
- Cont Motor Io-360 Ser (680), Cont Motor Io-360-K (9), Lycoming I0360 Ser (6)
- Seats
- 4
- Cruise speed
- about 76 mph
- Maker on the register
- Cessna
- Registered
- earliest certificate October 25, 1967; newest September 29, 2026
Where they are owner's state
California65Texas64Colorado52Florida35Washington33Alaska30Arizona26North Carolina23Pennsylvania21Montana20Minnesota20Wisconsin18
Who owns them registrant type
Individual330 (44%)LLC202 (27%)Co-owned104 (14%)Corporation71 (9%)Government44 (6%)Partnership7 (0.9%)
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
When they were built by decade · 135 with no year on file
Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far
Registration status
Valid749 (99%)Pending7 (0.9%)Sale reported1 (0.1%)Pending cancellation1 (0.1%)
Airworthiness certificate class
Standard737 (97%)None on file12 (2%)Restricted4 (0.5%)Multiple3 (0.4%)Experimental2 (0.3%)
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
United States Air Force Owner11United States Air Force10Turbine Financial Group LLC5Usda Forest Service Fepp4Colorado Northwestern Community College3Vidal Aviation LLC2Teton Leasing LLC2Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC2Mercury International LLC2Jrm Wings LLC2Dodson International Parts INC2Aerospace Trust Management LLC Trustee2
Fleet pages: United States Air Force Owner · United States Air Force · Turbine Financial Group LLC · Usda Forest Service Fepp · Colorado Northwestern Community College · Vidal Aviation LLC · Teton Leasing LLC · Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC
Accident history NTSB records · 131 cases since 1982, 29 fatal
2024-07-06CEN24LA270 · R172E N23788 · incident near Hillrose, CO · no injuries
2024-02-17ANC24LA015 · R172K N1258V · accident near Trapper Creek, AK · no injuries
2023-09-01CEN23LA393 · R172K N172SP · accident near Plover, WI · no injuries
2023-06-28WPR23LA365 · R172E N7881N · accident near Alamogordo, NM · no injuries
2022-12-16ERA23LA091 · R172K N5405V · accident near Brooksville, FL · minor injuries
2022-11-05CEN23LA027 · R172E N6051U · accident near Aguilar, CO · no injuries
2022-08-12ANC22LA065 · R172K N736KP · accident near Fairbanks, AK · minor injuries
2021-10-31WPR22LA025 · R172K N1082V · accident near Rexburg, ID · no injuries
The 8 most recent of 131 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 R172 Hawk XP aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
758 as of October 2, 2026, counting 4 versions the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Cessna R172s?
California, with 65.
Who owns the Cessna R172?
43% 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 · 98 R172E (all versions)
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N48322 | Cessna R172E |
Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2026-09-29 | Valid |
| N14455 | Cessna R172E |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2026-09-19 | Valid |
| N401NK | Cessna R172E |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-08-11 | Valid |
| N5336G | Cessna R172E |
Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2026-05-23 | Valid |
| N80SM | Cessna R172E |
Skyward Aviation Enterprises LLC Raleigh, North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-10-29 | Valid |
| N90419 | Cessna R172E |
Individual owner Maine |
Standard | 2025-10-29 | Valid |
| N33503 | Cessna R172E |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-10-07 | Valid |
| N96218 | Cessna R172E |
Co-owned owner Ohio |
Standard | 2025-09-13 | Valid |
| N96024 | Cessna R172E |
Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2025-08-16 | Valid |
| N9979 | Cessna R172E |
Dubois County Airport Authority Huntingburg, Indiana |
None on file | 2025-06-03 | Valid |
| N52HP | Cessna R172E |
Heritage Aviation Management LLC Headland, Alabama |
None on file | 2025-05-07 | Valid |
| N23788 | Cessna R172E |
Bellendir Timothy J Fort Morgan, Colorado |
Standard | 2025-03-28 | Valid |
| N65195 | Cessna R172E |
Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2025-03-28 | Valid |
| N67695 | Cessna R172E |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2025-03-28 | Valid |
| N9274Z | Cessna R172E |
Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2024-10-30 | Valid |
| N7891N | Cessna R172E |
United Statesair Force Travis Afb, California |
Standard | 2024-08-21 | Valid |
| N88778 | Cessna R172E |
Individual owner Arizona |
None on file | 2024-07-20 | Valid |
| N98189 | Cessna R172E |
Kashmere Apartments LLC Missouri City, Texas |
None on file | 2024-07-10 | Valid |
| N106WS | Cessna R172E |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2024-05-15 | Valid |
| N411TA | Cessna R172E |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2024-04-11 | Valid |
| N3FR | Cessna R172E |
Valiair Limited Company Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2024-04-10 | Valid |
| N137CB | Cessna R172E |
Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2024-03-09 | Valid |
| N43860 | Cessna R172E |
Friends Of Army Aviation Ozark, Alabama |
Standard | 2024-03-08 | Valid |
| N64408 | Cessna R172E |
Co-owned owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2024-03-02 | Valid |
| N48237 | Cessna R172E |
Yoder Airways LLC Fayetteville, Georgia |
Standard | 2023-11-30 | Valid |
| N7873N | Cessna R172E |
United States Air Force Colorado Springs, Colorado |
Standard | 2023-11-24 | Valid |
| N5384 | Cessna R172E |
Individual owner Mississippi |
Standard | 2023-07-04 | Valid |
| N88779 | Cessna R172E |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2023-06-14 | Valid |
| N90252 | Cessna R172E |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-03-21 | Valid |
| N93216 | Cessna R172E |
East Moriches Aerial Advertising LTD Ridge, New York |
Standard | 2022-06-04 | Valid |
| N38009 | Cessna R172E |
Individual owner Utah |
Standard | 2021-11-29 | Valid |
| N96890 | Cessna R172E |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2021-11-23 | Valid |
| N7903N | Cessna R172E |
United States Air Force Usaf Academy, Colorado |
Standard | 2021-10-25 | Valid |
| N220FB | Cessna R172E |
Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2021-03-30 | Valid |
| N542AD | Cessna R172E |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2021-03-17 | Valid |
| N901LJ | Cessna R172E |
Pegasus Flight Resources LLC Charlotte, Vermont |
Standard | 2021-02-26 | Valid |
| N87687 | Cessna R172E |
Individual owner Colorado |
Restricted | 2020-10-24 | Valid |
| N14457 | Cessna R172E |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2020-10-05 | Valid |
| N15CS | Cessna R172E |
Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2020-07-31 | Valid |
| N38014 | Cessna R172E |
Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2020-07-13 | Valid |
| N92SC | Cessna R172E |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2020-06-01 | Valid |
| N96061 | Cessna R172E |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2020-01-30 | Valid |
| N68RA | Cessna R172E |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 2020-01-27 | Valid |
| N65025 | Cessna R172E |
Co-owned owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2020-01-08 | Valid |
| N7889N | Cessna R172E |
Dutchess Community College Poughkeepsie, New York |
Standard | 2019-12-16 | Valid |
| N16VV | Cessna R172E |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2019-08-12 | Valid |
| N7906N | Cessna R172E |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2019-07-16 | Valid |
| N67RA | Cessna R172E |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2019-04-16 | Valid |
| N68AF | Cessna R172E |
Co-owned owner Nevada |
Standard | 2019-03-30 | Valid |
| N200PS | Cessna R172E |
Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2018-05-08 | Valid |
| N23777 | Cessna R172E |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Experimental | 2018-02-12 | Valid |
| N13030 | Cessna R172E |
Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2017-11-07 | Valid |
| N62217 | Cessna R172E |
Co-owned owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2017-09-25 | Valid |
| N5072G | Cessna R172E |
Ruffaire LLC Midland, Texas |
Standard | 2017-09-13 | Valid |
| N7757L | Cessna R172E |
United States Air Force Usaf Academy, Colorado |
Standard | 2017-09-05 | Valid |
| N122JH | Cessna R172E |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2017-07-25 | Valid |
| N6051U | Cessna R172E |
Individual owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2017-06-26 | Valid |
| N318 | Cessna R172E |
Liberty University School Of Aeronautics Lynchburg, Virginia |
Standard | 2017-04-07 | Valid |
| N242WS | Cessna R172E |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2016-10-20 | Valid |
| N14460 | Cessna R172E |
Ajkj Aviation LLC Erie, Colorado |
Standard | 2016-05-03 | Valid |
| N6741T | Cessna R172E |
Cavanaugh Flight Museum Denison, Texas |
Standard | 2015-08-05 | Valid |
| N841B | Cessna R172E |
Mescalero Aviation LLC San Antonio, Texas |
Standard | 2015-07-17 | Valid |
| N5272E | Cessna R172E |
Ecolift CORP San Juan, Puerto Rico |
None on file | 2014-10-23 | Valid |
| N7900N | Cessna R172E |
Warren County Sheriffs Dept Mcminnville, Tennessee |
Standard | 2014-03-07 | Valid |
| N7887N | Cessna R172E |
United States Air Force Kirtland Afb, New Mexico |
Standard | 2014-01-31 | Valid |
| N669GA | Cessna R172E |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2013-05-22 | Valid |
| N609KY | Cessna R172E |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2012-02-08 | Valid |
| N7869N | Cessna R172E |
United States Air Force Owner Patuxent River, Maryland |
Standard | 2011-03-08 | Valid |
| N40098 | Cessna R172E |
Fall River County Emergency Management Hot Springs, South Dakota |
Standard | 2008-03-12 | Valid |
| N7886N | Cessna R172E |
Lake Area Technical Institute Watertown, South Dakota |
Standard | 2008-01-02 | Valid |
| N15178 | Cessna R172E |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2007-07-09 | Valid |
| N15194 | Cessna R172E |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2006-03-22 | Valid |
| N9266Z | Cessna R172E |
R M B G INC Winnsboro, Louisiana |
Standard | 2005-08-23 | Valid |
| N7881N | Cessna R172E |
U S Air Force-Owner Holloman Afb, New Mexico |
Standard | 2004-06-14 | Valid |
| N17651 | Cessna R172E |
Basler Turbo Conversions LLC Oshkosh, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2003-03-13 | Valid |
| N6226 | Cessna R172E |
Co-owned owner Washington |
Standard | 2001-05-01 | Valid |
| N899SP | Cessna R172E |
Polyspray CORP Asheboro, North Carolina |
Standard | 1999-06-22 | Valid |
| N49885 | Cessna R172E |
Individual owner Montana |
Restricted | 1999-06-08 | Valid |
| N7870N | Cessna R172E |
United States Air Force Owner Colorado Springs, Colorado |
Standard | 1998-02-12 | Valid |
| N9997F | Cessna R172E |
Usda Forest Service Fepp Columbia, South Carolina |
Standard | 1997-03-10 | Valid |
| N2427 | Cessna R172E |
Boomer Aviation INC Fort Walton Beach, Florida |
Standard | 1996-11-18 | Valid |
| N3290F | Cessna R172E |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 1996-08-07 | Valid |
| N7905N | Cessna R172E |
United States Air Force Owner Peterson Afb, Colorado |
Standard | 1996-02-15 | Valid |
| N7867N | Cessna R172E |
United States Air Force Owner Kirtland Afb, New Mexico |
Standard | 1995-12-26 | Valid |
| N7882N | Cessna R172E |
United States Air Force Kirtland Afb, New Mexico |
Standard | 1995-03-23 | Valid |
| N7874N | Cessna R172E |
United States Air Force Owner Colorado Springs, Colorado |
Standard | 1995-03-13 | Valid |
| N7899N | Cessna R172E |
United States Air Force Owner Colorado Springs, Colorado |
Standard | 1995-03-13 | Valid |
| N7902N | Cessna R172E |
United States Air Force Owner Colorado Springs, Colorado |
Standard | 1995-03-13 | Valid |
| N7909N | Cessna R172E |
United States Air Force Owner Colorado Springs, Colorado |
Standard | 1995-03-13 | Valid |
| N33512 | Cessna R172E |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 1994-04-04 | Valid |
| N146AC | Cessna R172E |
United States Air Force Owner Usaf Academy, Colorado |
Standard | 1991-06-24 | Valid |
| N51608 | Cessna R172E |
Commonwealth Of Kentucky Frankfort, Kentucky |
Standard | 1988-04-15 | Valid |
| N23XG | Cessna R172E |
Usda Forest Service Fepp Malvern, Arkansas |
Standard | 1987-02-03 | Valid |
| N8198R | Cessna R172E |
Usda Forest Service Fepp Malvern, Arkansas |
None on file | 1983-08-22 | Valid |
| N87767 | Cessna R172E |
Usda Forest Service Fepp Malvern, Arkansas |
Standard | 1983-08-22 | Valid |
| N7866N | Cessna R172E |
United States Air Force Colorado Springs, Colorado |
Standard | 1967-10-25 | Valid |
| N7872N | Cessna R172E |
United States Air Force Owner Holloman Afb, New Mexico |
Standard | 1967-10-25 | Valid |
| N7884N | Cessna R172E |
United States Air Force Owner Usaf Academy, Colorado |
Standard | 1967-10-25 | Valid |