617Registered aircraft
605Valid registrations
64Renewals due in 12 months
1956-1967Years built
Specifications
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type
- Reciprocating
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 4
- Weight class
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Cruising speed (FAA reference)
- 105 mph
- Certification
- Type certificated
- Registry name
- CESSNA / 172E
Type certificate data sheet (TCDS)
3A12
Textron Aviation Inc.Listed as model 172E · former holders: Cessna Aircraft Company · revision 89, 09/15/2026
Matched by model name in the FAA Dynamic Regulatory System. The TCDS lists the exact serial numbers and configurations it covers, so open it to confirm before relying on it.
Built by decade
Top states
NTSB accident records
13 NTSB records since 2008 under this make and model name. A count, not a safety rate: larger fleets have more records. About these numbers.
| Date | Place | Model | N-number | Highest injury |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 2026 | Kingman, AZ | 172E | N7783U | None |
| Sep 2, 2021 | Enterprise, OR | 172E | N3965S | None |
| Sep 19, 2015 | Gettysburg, PA | 172E | N3647S | Serious |
| Aug 30, 2013 | Apex, NC | 172E | N3513S | None |
| Aug 20, 2013 | Meeteetse, WY | 172E | N516MA | Minor |
Registered aircraft (617)
| N-number | Year | Serial | Location | Registration expires | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N3793S | 1963 | 17250993 | Piseco, NY | Dec 31, 2027 | Valid |
| N3795S | 1964 | 17250995 | Pikeville, NC | Sep 30, 2031 | Valid |
| N3796S | 1963 | 17250996 | Munford, TN | - | Check |
| N3798S | 17250998 | Kalispell, MT | Feb 28, 2027 | Valid | |
| N3800S | 1963 | 17251000 | Limon, CO | Mar 31, 2029 | Valid |
| N3803S | 1963 | 17251003 | Boise, ID | Feb 28, 2031 | Valid |
| N3804S | 17251004 | Burnsville, NC | Feb 28, 2030 | Valid | |
| N3805S | 1963 | 17251005 | Lakewood, PA | Oct 31, 2029 | Valid |
| N3809S | 1963 | 17251009 | Broadus, MT | Jul 31, 2027 | Valid |
| N3810S | 1963 | 17251010 | La Porte, TX | Jul 31, 2029 | Valid |
| N3811S | 1963 | 17251011 | Lake City, FL | Sep 30, 2028 | Valid |
| N3813S | 17251013 | Rocky Ford, CO | Apr 30, 2030 | Valid | |
| N3814S | 1963 | 17251014 | Apr 30, 2032 | Valid | |
| N3815S | 1963 | 51015 | Cleveland, OH | Apr 30, 2033 | Valid |
| N3817S | 1963 | 17251017 | Wasilla, AK | May 31, 2027 | Valid |
| N3820S | 1964 | 17251020 | Rocklin, CA | Nov 30, 2028 | Valid |
| N3823S | 1963 | 17251023 | Oak Harbor, WA | Apr 30, 2029 | Valid |
| N3824S | 1963 | 17251024 | Salem, OR | Sep 30, 2033 | Valid |
| N3826S | 1963 | 17251026 | Fairbanks, AK | Apr 30, 2029 | Valid |
| N3829S | 1963 | 17251029 | San Carlos, CA | Nov 30, 2028 | Valid |
| N3830S | 1963 | 17251030 | Wake Forest, NC | Dec 31, 2029 | Valid |
| N3833S | 1963 | 17251033 | Mandan, ND | Sep 30, 2027 | Valid |
| N3835S | 17251035 | Eagle River, AK | Apr 30, 2028 | Valid | |
| N3836S | 1963 | 17251036 | Medicine Lodge, KS | Jan 31, 2028 | Valid |
| N3842S | 1963 | 17251042 | Oak Creek, WI | Apr 30, 2031 | Valid |
| N3850S | 1963 | 17251050 | Basin, WY | Oct 31, 2028 | Valid |
| N3856S | 17251056 | Nome, AK | Oct 31, 2030 | Valid | |
| N3858S | 1963 | 17251058 | Cottonwood, CA | Feb 28, 2030 | Valid |
| N3859S | 1963 | 17251059 | Fort Worth, TX | May 31, 2029 | Valid |
| N3863S | 1963 | 17251063 | Walker, MN | - | Check |
| N3865S | 1963 | 17251065 | Anderson, IN | - | Valid |
| N3866S | 1963 | 17251066 | Wickenburg, AZ | Apr 30, 2030 | Valid |
| N3867S | 1964 | 17251067 | Painesville, OH | Apr 30, 2030 | Valid |
| N3870S | 1963 | 17251070 | Freetown, IN | Oct 31, 2029 | Valid |
| N3872S | 1963 | 17251072 | Benton, LA | Apr 30, 2033 | Valid |
| N3875S | 1963 | 17251075 | Loomis, NE | Jun 30, 2029 | Valid |
| N3876S | 1963 | 17251076 | Summersville, WV | Jun 30, 2028 | Valid |
| N3878S | 1963 | 17251078 | Gainesville, TX | Dec 31, 2032 | Valid |
| N3881S | 1963 | 17251081 | Riverside, CA | Aug 31, 2027 | Valid |
| N3882S | 1963 | 17251082 | Clinton, AR | Apr 30, 2030 | Valid |
| N3883S | 1964 | 17251083 | Brodhead, WI | May 31, 2027 | Valid |
| N3884S | 1963 | 17251084 | Hampton, NH | Jan 31, 2028 | Valid |
| N3885S | 1964 | 17251085 | Shelbyville, KY | Jan 31, 2030 | Valid |
| N3892S | 17251092 | Linn, MO | Dec 31, 2028 | Valid | |
| N3895S | 1963 | 17251095 | Eden, SD | Jan 31, 2030 | Valid |
| N3896S | 1963 | 17251096 | North Miami Beach, FL | Aug 31, 2029 | Valid |
| N3897S | 1964 | 17251097 | Peoria Heights, IL | Feb 28, 2029 | Valid |
| N3898S | 17251098 | Climax, MI | Sep 30, 2031 | Valid | |
| N3900S | 1964 | 17251100 | Winchester, KY | Mar 31, 2030 | Valid |
| N3901S | 1963 | 17251101 | Brigham City, UT | May 31, 2027 | Valid |
| N3902S | 1963 | 17251102 | Gooding, ID | May 31, 2028 | Valid |
| N3903S | 1963 | 17251103 | Wilmington, DE | Feb 28, 2030 | Valid |
| N3904S | 1963 | 17251104 | Washington, PA | Aug 31, 2027 | Valid |
| N3907S | 1964 | 17251107 | Conway, SC | Oct 31, 2028 | Valid |
| N3909S | 1964 | 17251109 | Lexington, SC | Jan 31, 2029 | Valid |
| N3910S | 1963 | 17251110 | Caledonia, MN | May 31, 2030 | Valid |
| N3912S | 17251112 | Neodesha, KS | Apr 30, 2030 | Valid | |
| N3914S | 1964 | 17251114 | Orlando, FL | Aug 31, 2030 | Valid |
| N3916S | 1964 | 17251116 | Brookshire, TX | Feb 29, 2028 | Valid |
| N3917S | 1963 | 17251117 | Bangs, TX | Jan 31, 2028 | Valid |
| N3922S | 1964 | 17251122 | Medicine Lodge, KS | Jan 31, 2031 | Valid |
| N3925S | 1964 | 17251125 | Owensboro, KY | Apr 30, 2028 | Valid |
| N3926S | 1964 | 17251126 | Alamo, CA | Jul 31, 2027 | Valid |
| N3927S | 1963 | 17251127 | Atlanta, GA | Sep 30, 2029 | Valid |
| N3930S | 1963 | 17251130 | Frankfort, OH | Jun 30, 2032 | Valid |
| N3933S | 1963 | 17251133 | Blackshear, GA | May 31, 2032 | Valid |
| N3935S | 1963 | 17251135 | Fallbrook, CA | May 31, 2031 | Valid |
| N3939S | 1963 | 17251139 | Mount Juliet, TN | Mar 31, 2030 | Valid |
| N3940S | 1964 | 17251140 | Pocahontas, IA | Jan 31, 2029 | Valid |
| N39420 | R-1720002 | Prattville, AL | May 31, 2030 | Valid | |
| N3942S | 1964 | 17251142 | Lewisburg, PA | Aug 31, 2027 | Valid |
| N3944 | 1964 | 17251510 | Gilbert, AZ | Dec 31, 2029 | Valid |
| N3945S | 17251145 | Tollhouse, CA | Nov 30, 2029 | Valid | |
| N3946S | 1964 | 17251146 | Salem, IN | Mar 31, 2029 | Valid |
| N3948S | 1964 | 17251148 | Sioux Falls, SD | Jan 31, 2028 | Valid |
| N3949S | 1964 | 17251149 | Kadoka, SD | Apr 30, 2029 | Valid |
| N3950S | 17251150 | St George, UT | Aug 31, 2030 | Valid | |
| N3952S | 1964 | 17251152 | Cranston, RI | Aug 31, 2032 | Valid |
| N3953S | 1964 | 17251153 | Corona, CA | Oct 31, 2032 | Valid |
| N3954S | 1964 | 17251154 | Dayton, OH | Aug 31, 2029 | Valid |
| N3955S | 1964 | 17251155 | Saint Peters, MO | Jan 31, 2033 | Valid |
| N3956S | 17251156 | Wilkeson, WA | Nov 30, 2032 | Valid | |
| N3957S | 1964 | 17251157 | Casper, WY | Feb 28, 2033 | Valid |
| N3959S | 1964 | 17251159 | Clackamas, OR | May 31, 2028 | Valid |
| N3963S | 1964 | 17251163 | Hinckley, OH | Apr 30, 2032 | Valid |
| N3964S | 1964 | 17251164 | De Soto, IL | Dec 31, 2029 | Valid |
| N3965S | 1964 | 17251165 | Heppner, OR | Feb 28, 2027 | Valid |
| N3966S | 1964 | 17251166 | Baytown, TX | May 31, 2031 | Valid |
| N3968S | 1964 | 17251168 | Neligh, NE | Apr 30, 2028 | Valid |
| N3970S | 1964 | 17251170 | Eldon, MO | Sep 30, 2029 | Valid |
| N3973S | 1964 | 17251173 | Presque Isle, WI | Nov 30, 2027 | Valid |
| N3975S | 1964 | 17251175 | Columbia Falls, MT | - | Pending |
| N3976S | 1964 | 17251176 | Pahrump, NV | Jul 31, 2027 | Valid |
| N3977S | 1964 | 17251177 | Augusta, KS | - | Pending |
| N3978S | 1964 | 17251178 | Fallbrook, CA | Jul 31, 2028 | Valid |
| N3980S | 17251180 | Friday Harbor, WA | Oct 31, 2030 | Valid | |
| N3983S | 1964 | 17251183 | Clinton, SC | Jan 31, 2028 | Valid |
| N3984S | 1964 | 17251184 | Winchester, TN | Jan 31, 2029 | Valid |
| N3989S | 1964 | 17251189 | Poway, CA | May 31, 2033 | Valid |
| N3991S | 1964 | 17251191 | Camarillo, CA | Jun 30, 2033 | Valid |