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N642TH

Textron Aviation Inc 172S

N642TH is a Textron Aviation Inc 172S, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2021. It has 4 seats. It is registered to Fairmont State University, a government body in Fairmont, West Virginia. The registration is valid: it was issued on March 6, 2025 and expires on March 31, 2032. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal; utility, dated March 11, 2021.

Aircraft

Maker
Textron Aviation Inc
Model
172S
Serial number
172S12642
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming IO-360-L2A · 180 hp
Seats
4
Year built
2021
Transponder code
A86E5A (octal 52067132)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
March 6, 2025
Expires
March 31, 2032
Last FAA action
September 22, 2025
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility · March 11, 2021
FAA region
Eastern
FAA record id
01330575

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Fairmont State University
Type
Government
Address
1201 Locust Ave
Fairmont, WV 26554-2451

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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