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N12985

Cessna 172M

Valid Iowa

N12985 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 Alamakee Flyers, a corporation in Waukon, Iowa. The registration is valid: it was issued on July 26, 1974 and expires on December 31, 2027. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated October 23, 1973.

Aircraft

Maker
Cessna
Model
172M
Serial number
17262429
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
A078AF (octal 50074257)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
July 26, 1974
Expires
December 31, 2027
Last FAA action
April 7, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal · October 23, 1973
FAA region
Central
FAA record id
00540720

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Alamakee Flyers
Type
Corporation
Address
402 Rossville Rd
Waukon, IA 52172-2224

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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