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N12871

Cessna 172M

Valid Minnesota

N12871 is a Cessna 172M, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a four-stroke engine, built in 1973. It has 4 seats. It is registered to Bemidji Aviation Services INC, a corporation in Bemidji, Minnesota. The registration is valid: it was issued on April 23, 1985 and expires on January 31, 2030. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated October 11, 1973.

Aircraft

Maker
Cessna
Model
172M
Serial number
17262330
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Four-cycle piston, 1 motor · Lycoming 0-320 SERIES · 180 hp
Seats
4
Year built
1973
Cruising speed
108 mph
Transponder code
A074D1 (octal 50072321)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
April 23, 1985
Expires
January 31, 2030
Last FAA action
September 30, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal · October 11, 1973
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00680690

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Bemidji Aviation Services INC
Type
Corporation
Address
4125 Hangar Dr NW
Bemidji, MN 56601-6243

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data