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N172W

Cessna 172L

Valid Alaska

N172W is a Cessna 172L, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1971. It has 4 seats. It is registered to an individual in Bethel, Alaska. The registration is valid: it was issued on December 14, 2016 and expires on December 31, 2029. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal; utility, dated September 16, 1971.

Aircraft

Maker
Cessna
Model
172L
Serial number
17260099
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming 0-320 SERIES · 180 hp
Seats
4
Year built
1971
Cruising speed
105 mph
Transponder code
A1228F (octal 50221217)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
December 14, 2016
Expires
December 31, 2029
Last FAA action
September 22, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility · September 16, 1971
FAA region
Alaskan
FAA record id
00180894

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Laraux Arthur
Type
Individual
Address
PO Box 903
Bethel, AK 99559-0903

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.

Earlier use of this number 1

1930-10-13Schmuck Aircraft Co SCHMUCK PRIM GLIDER · Valid registration

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