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N8781U

Cessna 172F

N8781U 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 an individual in Huron, South Dakota. The registration is valid: it was issued on May 14, 1986 and expires on May 31, 2027. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal; utility, dated March 15, 1965.

Aircraft

Maker
Cessna
Model
172F
Serial number
17252685
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
AC169C (octal 53013234)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
May 14, 1986
Expires
May 31, 2027
Last FAA action
January 22, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility · March 15, 1965
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00742101

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Halsey Gene L
Type
Individual
Address
1910 Wisconsin Ave SW
Huron, SD 57350-3937

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