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N8285X

Cessna 172C

Valid Minnesota

N8285X 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 co-owned owners in Apple Valley, Minnesota. The registration is valid: it was issued on December 2, 2023 and expires on December 31, 2030. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated October 24, 1961.

Aircraft

Maker
Cessna
Model
172C
Serial number
17248785
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
AB51B0 (octal 52650660)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
December 2, 2023
Expires
December 31, 2030
Last FAA action
December 14, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · October 24, 1961
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00993511

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Berntsen Bradley T Trustee
Type
Co-owned
Address
13627 Flair Ct
Apple Valley, MN 55124-7965
Co-owners
Berntsen Debra A Trustee

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