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N8171B

Cessna 172

N8171B is a Cessna 172, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1957. It has 4 seats. It is registered to an individual in Porterville, California. The registration is valid: it was issued on September 2, 2004 and expires on April 30, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated June 12, 1957.

Aircraft

Maker
Cessna
Model
172
Serial number
29971
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Cont Motor 0-300 SER · 145 hp
Seats
4
Year built
1957
Cruising speed
105 mph
Transponder code
AB25DA (octal 52622732)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
September 2, 2004
Expires
April 30, 2028
Last FAA action
May 5, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · June 12, 1957
FAA region
Western-Pacific
FAA record id
00220092

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Byker Robert L
Type
Individual
Address
15286 Magnolia Rd
Porterville, CA 93257-6846

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