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N8856U

Cessna 172F

N8856U 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 Thompson, North Dakota. The registration is valid: it was issued on January 8, 2019 and expires on January 31, 2029. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal; utility, dated March 29, 1965.

Aircraft

Maker
Cessna
Model
172F
Serial number
17252770
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
AC33A5 (octal 53031645)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
January 8, 2019
Expires
January 31, 2029
Last FAA action
July 7, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility · March 29, 1965
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00651861

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Knutson Wayne R
Type
Individual
Address
PO Box 308
Thompson, ND 58278-0308

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