{"airworthiness_class":"Standard","airworthiness_date":"1974-11-13","airworthiness_ops":"Normal","category":"conventional","cert_issue_date":"2017-06-21","city":"WEST CHICAGO","country_code":"US","county_code":"043","cruise_speed_mph":108,"data_date":"2026-09-25","documents":[],"eng_mfr_mdl":"41508","engine_horsepower":180,"engine_maker":"LYCOMING","engine_model":"0-320 SERIES","engine_thrust_lb":0,"expiration_date":"2027-06-30","fractional_owner":0,"is_company":1,"is_electric":0,"is_unmanned_cert":0,"kit_mfr":"","kit_model":"","last_action_date":"2023-01-22","maker":"Cessna","maker_country":null,"maker_raw":"CESSNA","maker_segment":null,"mfr_mdl_code":"2072418","mode_s_code":"53061374","mode_s_hex":"AC62FC","model":"172M","n_number":"N8979V","name":"AVEL AIRCRAFT INC","num_engines":1,"other_names":"","plain_english":"N8979V is a Cessna 172M, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a four-stroke engine, built in 1974. It has 4 seats. It is registered to Avel Aircraft INC, a corporation in West Chicago, Illinois. The registration is valid: it was issued on June 21, 2017 and expires on June 30, 2027. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated November 13, 1974.","region":"Great Lakes","region_code":"C","registrant_type":"Corporation","registrant_type_code":"3","seats":4,"serial_number":"17264335","source":"FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database","state":"IL","status":"Valid registration","status_code":"V","status_short":"Valid","street":"3N040 POWIS RD","street2":"","type_aircraft":"Fixed-wing, single engine","type_aircraft_code":"4","type_engine":"Four-cycle piston","type_engine_code":"8","unique_id":"00641541","url":"https://staging.data.eflight.com/aircraft/N8979V","watchlist_group":null,"watchlist_note":null,"weight_class":"","year_mfr":1974,"zip":"601851017"}