- Registered owner
- Air Plains Services Corp
- Location
- Wellington, KS
- Owner type
- Corporation
- Serial number
- 17272168
- Year built
- 1979
- Type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engine
- Reciprocating
- Airworthiness
- Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date
- August 21, 2026
- Certificate issued
- April 28, 1997
- Expires
- April 30, 2030
- Mode S code
- AB5113
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 66
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
| 1963 | 1 |
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| 1967 | 1 |
| 1968 | 1 |
| 1969 | 2 |
| 1971 | 2 |
| 1973 | 2 |
| 1974 | 2 |
| 1976 | 1 |
| 1977 | 4 |
| 1979 | 1 |
| 1980 | 3 |
| 1981 | 3 |
| 1982 | 2 |
| 1983 | 3 |
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1988 | 1 |
| 1989 | 2 |
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1991 | 2 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1996 | 4 |
| 1997 | 2 |
| 1998 | 3 |
| 2000 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2006 | 4 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 |
See all 72 ADs
Information bulletins that may apply · 15
Advisory, not mandatory.
See all 18 bulletins
NTSB investigations · 1
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
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
No reports matched to N8281EGeneral aviation reporting is voluntary. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Reports on Cessna 172N aircraft
STCs that may be installed · 553
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
Airframe · Cessna 172N
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).