- Registered owner
- Plane Three Ltd
- Location
- Wilmington, DE
- Owner type
- Corporation
- Serial number
- 17280673
- Year built
- 1998
- Type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engine
- Reciprocating
- Airworthiness
- Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date
- September 30, 1998
- Certificate issued
- January 11, 2005
- Expires
- September 30, 2029
- Mode S code
- A62A8D
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 74
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
| 1966 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1967 | 1 |
| 1968 | 1 |
| 1969 | 2 |
| 1971 | 2 |
| 1973 | 3 |
| 1974 | 2 |
| 1975 | 1 |
| 1977 | 3 |
| 1978 | 1 |
| 1979 | 2 |
| 1982 | 1 |
| 1988 | 1 |
| 1989 | 1 |
| 1991 | 2 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1996 | 3 |
| 1997 | 2 |
| 1998 | 10 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 |
| 2004 | 3 |
| 2005 | 3 |
| 2006 | 4 |
| 2007 | 3 |
| 2008 | 7 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2012 | 5 |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 |
See all 89 ADs
Information bulletins that may apply · 22
Advisory, not mandatory.
See all 27 bulletins
NTSB investigations
No NTSB investigations matched to N497ERMatched 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
No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N497ERMatched 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 172R aircraft
Service difficulty reports · 3
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
SDR 2003FA0000320Carburetor · inaccurateDURING PRE TAKEOFF GROUND OPERATIONAL CHECK, THE IDLE SPEED WAS ONLY ABOUT 400 RPM. IT WAS ADJUSTED ALONG WITH THE MIXTURE. THIS ENGINE FUEL CONTROL COMBINATION WAS THE SUBJECT OF AN AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE VARIOUS OTHER COMPONENTS OF THSDR 2003FA0000281Fuel Control · erraticDURING A PRE TAKEOFF IDLE CHECK, THE ENGINE RAN EXTREMELY SLOW. IT WAS ADJUSTED. THIS ENGINE/FUEL CONTROL SYSTEM HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF AN AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE CONCERNING IDLE ANOMALIES.SDR 2003FA0000244Engine · fluctuatesDURING AN INSPECTION THE IDLE WAS FOUND TO BE ABOUT 900 RPM. TYPICALLY THIS IS NOT CONSIDERED TO BE A REPORTABLE EVENT, HOWEVER THIS ENGINE/AIRCRAFT COMBINATION HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF AN AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE REGARDING UNSTABLE IDLE/MIXTURE ISSUES. IT IS NO
STCs that may be installed · 380
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.