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N8597U

Cessna 172F

N8597U is a Cessna 172F, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1965. It has 4 seats. It is registered to Mrd Aero LLC, an LLC in Manheim, Pennsylvania. The registration is valid: it was issued on February 4, 2026 and expires on February 28, 2033. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal; utility, dated January 24, 1965.

Aircraft

Maker
Cessna
Model
172F
Serial number
17252497
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Cont Motor 0-300 SER · 145 hp
Seats
4
Year built
1965
Cruising speed
105 mph
Transponder code
ABCC27 (octal 52746047)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
February 4, 2026
Expires
February 28, 2033
Last FAA action
February 4, 2026
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility · January 24, 1965
FAA region
Eastern
FAA record id
00212571

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Mrd Aero LLC
Type
LLC
Address
971 Park Hill Dr
Manheim, PA 17545-9839

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