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N8280X

Cessna 172C

N8280X is a Cessna 172C, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1961. It has 4 seats. It is registered to an individual in Archer Lodge, North Carolina. The FAA lists the registration as "registration pending". It holds a standard airworthiness certificate.

Aircraft

Maker
Cessna
Model
172C
Serial number
17248780
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
AB5101 (octal 52650401)

Registration

Status
Registration pending
Certificate issued
—
Expires
—
Last FAA action
December 4, 2025
Airworthiness
Standard
FAA region
Eastern
FAA record id
00543501

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Registration Pending
Type
Individual
Address
400 Roanoke Way
Archer Lodge, NC 27527-6244

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