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N738RU

Cessna 172N

Valid Illinois

N738RU is a Cessna 172N, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1977. It has 4 seats. It is registered to an individual in Downers Grove, Illinois. The registration is valid: it was issued on November 1, 2017 and expires on November 30, 2027. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate.

Aircraft

Maker
Cessna
Model
172N
Serial number
17270185
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming 0-320 SERIES · 180 hp
Seats
4
Year built
1977
Cruising speed
105 mph
Transponder code
A9EA4D (octal 52365115)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
November 1, 2017
Expires
November 30, 2027
Last FAA action
April 1, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00102237

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Carter Steve E
Type
Individual
Address
632 Berkshire Ct
Downers Grove, IL 60516-4919

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