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Cessna 172

FAA model code2072402

Cessna 172: Fixed wing single engine, with 1,805 aircraft on the US register, built between 1951 and 1965.

1,805
On the US register
1
Engines
4
Seats
105mph
Cruise speed
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
1951–1965

Aircraft on the register by year built

More registered Cessna 172 aircraft were built in 1956 than in any other year: 565.

05001,000195519601965

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.

  • TX173
  • CA126
  • WA107
  • FL90
  • AK71
  • MI64
  • OH60
  • GA58
  • WI58
  • AZ55
  • OR55
  • OK54

Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Registry, retrieved 2026-09-22. Counts are Voydar's tally of current registrations.

Accident record

86 NTSB records match an aircraft of this type that is on the register today (1,805 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

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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.