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N8139X

Cessna 172B

N8139X is a Cessna 172B, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1961. It has 4 seats. It is registered to co-owned owners in Washington, District of Columbia. The registration is valid: it was issued on July 7, 2020 and expires on July 31, 2027. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated June 27, 1961.

Aircraft

Maker
Cessna
Model
172B
Serial number
17248639
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Cont Motor 0-300 SER · 145 hp
Seats
4
Year built
1961
Cruising speed
105 mph
Transponder code
AB182A (octal 52614052)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
July 7, 2020
Expires
July 31, 2027
Last FAA action
March 12, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · June 27, 1961
FAA region
Eastern
FAA record id
00590162

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Merkle Patrick G
Type
Co-owned
Address
2120 L St NW Ste 825
Washington, DC 20037-1686
Co-owners
Thompson Robert F

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