- Registered owner
- Vlftec Inc
- Location
- Ames, IA
- Owner type
- Corporation
- Serial number
- 17266956
- Year built
- 1976
- Type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engine
- 4 cycle
- Airworthiness
- Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date
- March 22, 1976
- Certificate issued
- October 6, 1981
- Expires
- October 31, 2028
- Mode S code
- A06C8A
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Lycoming 0-320 model are included below.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 78
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
| 1964 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1966 | 1 |
| 1967 | 1 |
| 1968 | 2 |
| 1969 | 3 |
| 1971 | 2 |
| 1973 | 2 |
| 1974 | 3 |
| 1976 | 2 |
| 1977 | 4 |
| 1978 | 2 |
| 1979 | 3 |
| 1980 | 3 |
| 1981 | 3 |
| 1982 | 2 |
| 1983 | 2 |
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1988 | 2 |
| 1989 | 1 |
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1991 | 2 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1996 | 4 |
| 1997 | 2 |
| 1998 | 5 |
| 2000 | 3 |
| 2002 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2006 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 |
See all 84 ADs
Information bulletins that may apply · 19
Advisory, not mandatory.
See all 29 bulletins
NTSB investigations
No NTSB investigations matched to N1261UMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Investigations from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Investigations on Cessna 172M aircraft
FAA incident reports
No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N1261UMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model. Reports from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Reports on Cessna 172M aircraft
Service difficulty reports · 4
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
SDR 95ZZZX5608Skin · crackedDURING AN ANNUAL INSPECTION, FOUND THE CENTER SECTION OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WAS DEFORMED AND CRACKED. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT MISHANDLING DURING GROUND HANDLING IS THE CAUSE. CESSNA HAS A HEAVY DUTY CENTER SECTION SPAR AND SKIN REPLACEMENT.SDR 95ZZZX5607Spar · crackedDURING AN ANNUAL INSPECTION, FOUND THE CENTER SECTION OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WAS DEFORMED AND CRACKED. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT MISHANDLING DURING GROUND HANDLING IS THE CAUSE. CESSNA HAS A HEAVY DUTY CENTER SECTION SPAR AND SKIN REPLACEMENT.SDR 95ZZZX3615Skin · crackedDURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, THE FRONT SPAR AND SKID OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WERE FOUND SEVERELY CRACKED AND BUCKLED. NEW PARTS FROM CESSNA WERE REINFORCED AND MUCH STRONGER THAN ORIGINAL. SUSPECT IMPROPER GROUND HANDLING OR SEVERE TURBULENCE.SDR 95ZZZX3614Spar · crackedDURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, THE FRONT SPAR AND SKID OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WERE FOUND SEVERELY CRACKED AND BUCKLED. NEW PARTS FROM CESSNA WERE REINFORCED AND MUCH STRONGER THAN ORIGINAL. SUSPECT IMPROPER GROUND HANDLING OR SEVERE TURBULENCE.
STCs that may be installed · 595
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
Airframe · Cessna 172M
STC SA01233SEFabrication and installation of Alaskan Bushwheel LLC tail wheel and fork assemblySTC SA00709CHInstallation of replacement wing root vent described by Dwg Nos. 8-30-96-1& 8-30-96-2, no rev, both dtd 8/30/96, or later FAA app rev.STC SA02571SEInstallation of Garmin G500/G600 TXi Integrated Avionics System (Primary Flight Display, Multi-Function Display, and Engine Indicating System Display).