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N8491X

Cessna 172C

N8491X 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 Grass Valley, California. The registration is valid: it was issued on October 4, 2017 and expires on October 31, 2027. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated October 24, 1961.

Aircraft

Maker
Cessna
Model
172C
Serial number
17248991
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
ABA3D9 (octal 52721731)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
October 4, 2017
Expires
October 31, 2027
Last FAA action
March 24, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · October 24, 1961
FAA region
Western-Pacific
FAA record id
00431292

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Heauser Mark
Type
Co-owned
Address
13063 Madrona Leaf Ct
Grass Valley, CA 95945-9372
Co-owners
Heauser Blake

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