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N280U

Cessna 172S

Valid Ohio

N280U is a Cessna 172S, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2003. It has 4 seats. It is registered to Ohio University, a government body in Athens, Ohio. The registration is valid: it was issued on July 30, 2022 and expires on July 31, 2029. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal; utility, dated December 23, 2003.

Aircraft

Maker
Cessna
Model
172S
Serial number
172S9464
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming IO-360-L2A · 180 hp
Seats
4
Year built
2003
Transponder code
A2CFBD (octal 50547675)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
July 30, 2022
Expires
July 31, 2029
Last FAA action
May 5, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility · December 23, 2003
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00085249

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Ohio University
Type
Government
Address
Cutler Hall 108
Athens, OH 45701

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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