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N8493X

Cessna 172C

N8493X 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 Rowland, North Carolina. The registration is valid: it was issued on October 14, 2009 and expires on December 31, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate.

Aircraft

Maker
Cessna
Model
172C
Serial number
17248993
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
ABA41F (octal 52722037)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
October 14, 2009
Expires
December 31, 2028
Last FAA action
July 1, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard
FAA region
Eastern
FAA record id
00852851

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Davis Michael L
Type
Individual
Address
6249 Nc Highway 130 W
Rowland, NC 28383-6947

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