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N6978A

Cessna 172

Valid Texas

N6978A is a Cessna 172, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1956. It has 4 seats. It is registered to an individual in Mineola, Texas. The registration is valid: it was issued on January 12, 2011 and expires on January 31, 2030. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated August 28, 1956.

Aircraft

Maker
Cessna
Model
172
Serial number
29078
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Cont Motor 0-300 SER · 145 hp
Seats
4
Year built
1956
Cruising speed
105 mph
Transponder code
A94828 (octal 52244050)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
January 12, 2011
Expires
January 31, 2030
Last FAA action
September 30, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · August 28, 1956
FAA region
Southwestern
FAA record id
00870437

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Mcbride Robert W
Type
Individual
Address
271 County Road 2355
Mineola, TX 75773-3713

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