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N226CA

Cessna 172M

Valid Montana

N226CA is a Cessna 172M, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a four-stroke engine, built in 1976. It has 4 seats. It is registered to Choice Aviation LLC, an LLC in Hamilton, Montana. The registration is valid: it was issued on May 8, 2023 and expires on May 31, 2030. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal; utility, dated October 6, 2023.

Aircraft

Maker
Cessna
Model
172M
Serial number
17266762
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Four-cycle piston, 1 motor · Lycoming O-320-E2D · 150 hp
Seats
4
Year built
1976
Cruising speed
108 mph
Transponder code
A1F77E (octal 50373576)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
May 8, 2023
Expires
May 31, 2030
Last FAA action
May 8, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility · October 6, 2023
FAA region
Northwest Mountain
FAA record id
01286394

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Choice Aviation LLC
Type
LLC
Address
528 Airport Rd
Hamilton, MT 59840-8803

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 2

2012-05-16Cessna 172S · exported to Norway · Valid registration
2002-10-15Cessna 172RG · exported to Canada · Sale reported

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