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N8256U

Cessna 172F

Valid

N8256U is a Cessna 172F, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1964. It has 4 seats. It is registered to an owner whose details are withheld at their request. The registration is valid: it was issued on February 22, 2025 and expires on February 29, 2032. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal; utility, dated October 19, 1964.

Aircraft

Maker
Cessna
Model
172F
Serial number
17252156
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Cont Motor 0-300 SER · 145 hp
Seats
4
Year built
1964
Cruising speed
105 mph
Transponder code
AB46AB (octal 52643253)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
February 22, 2025
Expires
February 29, 2032
Last FAA action
February 22, 2025
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility · October 19, 1964
FAA region
—
FAA record id
00463621

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Withheld at the owner's request
Type
Co-owned
Address

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