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N8397X

Cessna 172C

N8397X 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 Avondale, Pennsylvania. The registration is valid: it was issued on September 12, 1995 and expires on August 31, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated October 24, 1961.

Aircraft

Maker
Cessna
Model
172C
Serial number
17248897
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
AB7D2C (octal 52676454)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
September 12, 1995
Expires
August 31, 2028
Last FAA action
June 3, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · October 24, 1961
FAA region
Eastern
FAA record id
00213161

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Geist Jeffrey A
Type
Individual
Address
PO Box 158 Church Road
Avondale, PA 19311

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