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N872FA

Cessna 172R

Valid Illinois

N872FA is a Cessna 172R, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2002. It has 4 seats. It is registered to Lewis University, a corporation in Romeoville, Illinois. The registration is valid: it was issued on July 24, 2007 and expires on January 31, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal; utility, dated April 24, 2002.

Aircraft

Maker
Cessna
Model
172R
Serial number
17281109
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming IO-360-L2A · 180 hp
Seats
4
Year built
2002
Transponder code
ABFE42 (octal 52777102)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
July 24, 2007
Expires
January 31, 2028
Last FAA action
April 14, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility · April 24, 2002
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00564087

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Lewis University
Type
Corporation
Address
1 University Pkwy
Romeoville, IL 60446-2200

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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