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N12974

Cessna 172M

N12974 is a Cessna 172M, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a four-stroke engine, built in 1972. It has 4 seats. It is registered to an individual in Wales, North Dakota. The registration is valid: it was issued on October 21, 2023 and expires on October 31, 2030. It holds a restricted airworthiness certificate for forest, dated April 19, 1976.

Aircraft

Maker
Cessna
Model
172M
Serial number
17262419
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Four-cycle piston, 1 motor · Lycoming 0-320 SERIES · 180 hp
Seats
4
Year built
1972
Cruising speed
108 mph
Transponder code
A0788B (octal 50074213)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
October 21, 2023
Expires
October 31, 2030
Last FAA action
October 21, 2023
Airworthiness
Restricted · Forest · April 19, 1976
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00350720

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Forest Ken W
Type
Individual
Address
8766 County 12
Wales, ND 58281

Owners can ask the FAA to withhold their name and address from public files. When they do, those fields are blank here as well. How that works.

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