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N78856

Cessna 172K

N78856 is a Cessna 172K, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a four-stroke engine, built in 1968. It has 4 seats. It is registered to co-owned owners in Paso Robles, California. The registration is valid: it was issued on June 29, 2023 and expires on June 30, 2030. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal; utility, dated December 9, 1968.

Aircraft

Maker
Cessna
Model
172K
Serial number
17257791
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Four-cycle piston, 1 motor · Lycoming 0-320 SERIES · 180 hp
Seats
4
Year built
1968
Cruising speed
105 mph
Transponder code
AAB164 (octal 52530544)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
June 29, 2023
Expires
June 30, 2030
Last FAA action
June 29, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility · December 9, 1968
FAA region
Western-Pacific
FAA record id
00735040

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Bedwell Christopher A
Type
Co-owned
Address
7355 Iverson Pl
Paso Robles, CA 93446-9385
Co-owners
Bedwell Lisa

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