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N197BA

Cessna 172R

Valid Illinois

N197BA is a Cessna 172R, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1997. It has 4 seats. It is registered to Lewis University, a corporation in Romeoville, Illinois. The registration is valid: it was issued on August 17, 2015 and expires on August 31, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal; utility, dated December 20, 1997.

Aircraft

Maker
Cessna
Model
172R
Serial number
17280314
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming I0360 SER · 180 hp
Seats
4
Year built
1997
Transponder code
A18246 (octal 50301106)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
August 17, 2015
Expires
August 31, 2028
Last FAA action
June 3, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility · December 20, 1997
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00906731

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Lewis University
Type
Corporation
Address
1 University Pkwy
Romeoville, IL 60446-2200

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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