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N2971U

Cessna 172D

Valid Texas

N2971U is a Cessna 172D, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1963. It has 4 seats. It is registered to an individual in Brookston, Texas. The registration is valid: it was issued on June 28, 2021 and expires on June 30, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated August 28, 1963.

Aircraft

Maker
Cessna
Model
172D
Serial number
17250571
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Cont Motor 0-300 SER · 145 hp
Seats
4
Year built
1963
Cruising speed
105 mph
Transponder code
A31209 (octal 50611011)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
June 28, 2021
Expires
June 30, 2028
Last FAA action
May 19, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal · August 28, 1963
FAA region
Southwestern
FAA record id
00240823

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Burchinal Sam
Type
Individual
Address
PO Box 132
Brookston, TX 75421-0132

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.

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