- Registered owners
- Commonwealth Of MassachusettsBridgewater State UniversityAviation Science Department
- Location
- Bridgewater, MA
- Owner type
- Government
- Serial number
- 17280291
- Year built
- 1997
- Type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engine
- Reciprocating
- Airworthiness
- Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date
- December 16, 1997
- Certificate issued
- September 10, 2018
- Expires
- September 30, 2028
- Mode S code
- A12234
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 43
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
| 1968 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1969 | 1 |
| 1971 | 2 |
| 1973 | 2 |
| 1974 | 2 |
| 1977 | 1 |
| 1979 | 1 |
| 1988 | 1 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 |
| 1998 | 7 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2005 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | 4 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
See all 47 ADs
Information bulletins that may apply · 16
Advisory, not mandatory.
See all 20 bulletins
NTSB investigations
No NTSB investigations matched to N172SJMatched 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 172R aircraft
FAA incident reports · 1
FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.
Service difficulty reports · 2
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
SDR 98ZZZX3203Fuel Servo · malfunctionedPILOT REPORTED ON ENGINE RUN-UP AT LOWER POWER SETTING, ENGINE RAN ROUGH AND WAS DIFFICULT TO KEEP RUNNING. MAINTENANCE NOTICED ON GROUND RUN-UPS, ERRATIC FUEL FLOW INDICATIONS THAT CORRESPONDED WITH THE ENGINE ROUGHNESS. A NEW UNIT WAS INSTALLED AND FLIGHT SDR 99ZZZX767Filter Adapter · looseNEW AIRCRAFT HAD OIL LEAK; FOUND THE RETAINING BOLTS FOR THE OIL FILTER ADAPTER TO BE 'FINGER' TIGHT. RE-TORQUED BOLTS PER OHM SPECS. LEAK CHECK SATISFACTORY.
STCs that may be installed · 336
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
Airframe · Cessna 172R
STC SA01233SEFabrication and installation of Alaskan Bushwheel LLC tail wheel and fork assemblySTC SA02571SEInstallation of Garmin G500/G600 TXi Integrated Avionics System (Primary Flight Display, Multi-Function Display, and Engine Indicating System Display).STC SA01800SEFabrication and installation of new or replacement of existing instrument panel lights dimmer control.