Cessna 172R
FAA model code2072401
Cessna 172R: Fixed wing single engine, with 683 aircraft on the US register, built between 1997 and 2020.
- 683
- On the US register
- 1
- Engines
- 4
- Seats
- Manufacturer
- Cessna
- Class
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type
- Reciprocating
- Operates from
- Land
- Weight class
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Build years on the register
- 1997–2020
Aircraft on the register by year built
More registered Cessna 172R aircraft were built in 1998 than in any other year: 172.
Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Registry, retrieved 2026-09-22. Counts are Voydar's tally of current registrations. Aircraft still registered today, by year of manufacture; not production totals.
Where they are registered
US states with the most registrations of this type. The state is the registration address, a count only.
- FL97
- DE86
- CA75
- TX53
- IL32
- AL20
- CO19
- OH19
- WA18
- OK17
- KY15
- MO14
Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Registry, retrieved 2026-09-22. Counts are Voydar's tally of current registrations.
Accident record
145 NTSB records match an aircraft of this type that is on the register today (683 registered). This is not an accident rate: it leaves out aircraft no longer registered and says nothing about hours flown.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Registered examples
Aircraft of this type registered to organisations, newest first.
Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Registry, retrieved 2026-09-22. Counts are Voydar's tally of current registrations.
Other Cessna models
All Cessna models- 172MFixed wing single engine3,578
- 172NFixed wing single engine3,138
- 182PFixed wing single engine2,100
- 172SFixed wing single engine1,915
- 172Fixed wing single engine1,805
- 152Fixed wing single engine1,635
- 140Fixed wing single engine1,601
- 182QFixed wing single engine1,565
- 150LFixed wing single engine1,448
- 150MFixed wing single engine1,438
- 170BFixed wing single engine1,299
- 180Fixed wing single engine1,178
Specifications are the FAA aircraft reference record for the model code; the FAA file carries no dimensions or performance beyond those shown. Reference data, not for flight planning.