# STC SA01679CH - Type: Supplemental type certificate - Status: Current, Reissued - Holder: Ballistic Recovery Systems Inc., United States - Description: Install BRS-172 parachute recovery system. - Applied: March 15, 2002 - Status date: September 9, 2020 - Product: Aircraft, Small Airplane - Certification basis: Part 23 - Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS 3A17](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A17) - Certificate PDF: https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/23/89/2389675f750886558c42cd9718c43f45f58a5aadffbc3defe96aed46938857aa - Approved model list and other attachments: [SA01679CH_AML.pdf](https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/b9/a4/b9a4a68c5bbc90cb2dd47b10b0c1a04be96e81640152231e64711c5f02a12f40) - FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/DRSDOCID164655089220251117164237.0001 - DRS record last changed: December 6, 2025 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01679CH ## ADs that name it (1) - [AD 2008-02-18](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2008-02-18): Pick-up collar support and nylon screws ยท BRS-172 parachute recovery system (Ballistic Recovery Systems STC SA01679CH or SA01999CH). Effective Feb 28, 2008. Named in the applicability ## Approved models (20) - Cessna Aircraft Company 172 ([TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12)) - Cessna Aircraft Company 172A ([TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12)) - Cessna Aircraft Company 172B ([TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12)) - Cessna Aircraft Company 172C ([TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12)) - Cessna Aircraft Company 172D ([TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12)) - Cessna Aircraft Company 172E ([TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12)) - Cessna Aircraft Company 172F (USAF T-41A) ([TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12)) - Cessna Aircraft Company 172G ([TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12)) - Cessna Aircraft Company 172H (USAF T-41A) ([TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12)) - Cessna Aircraft Company 172I ([TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12)) - Cessna Aircraft Company 172K ([TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12)) - Cessna Aircraft Company 172L ([TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12)) - Cessna Aircraft Company 172M ([TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12)) - Cessna Aircraft Company 172N ([TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12)) - Cessna Aircraft Company 172P ([TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12)) - Cessna Aircraft Company 172Q ([TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12)) - Cessna Aircraft Company 172R ([TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12)) - Cessna Aircraft Company 172S ([TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12)) - Cessna Aircraft Company R172J ([TCDS 3A17](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A17)) - Cessna Aircraft Company R172K ([TCDS 3A17](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A17)) ## What the certificate says Read from the PDF's text layer, without the form's printed wording; the layout is lost and the order can differ. The PDF is the record. SA01679CH Ballistic Recovery Systems, Inc. 41383 US 1 Highway South Pinebluff, NC 28373 Part * the * Regulations*. * See attached AML *See attached FAA Approved Model List (AML) No. SA01679CH for a list of Approved models and applicable airworthiness regulations. 1. The installer must determine whether this design change is compatible with previously approved modifications. (continued on page 3) 8/31/1999 9/11/2008 9/9/2020 7/11/2002 for Paul Nguyen Manager, Central Certification Branch Compliance & Airworthiness Division 3 Install BRS-172 Parachute Recovery Sytem in accordance with the Ballistic Recovery Systems, Inc. Installation Instructions as listed on AML No. SA01679CH, issued July 11, 2002, or later FAA approved revisions. SA01679CH 3 SA01679CH Limitations and Conditions (continued): 2. A copy of this Certificate and FAA approved Model List (AML) No. SA01679CH, issued July 11, 2002, or later FAA approved revisions, must be maintained as part of the permanent records for the modified aircraft. 3. FAA Approved Aircraft Flight Manual Supplement, Revision B, dated March 15, 2002, or later FAA approved revisions required. 4. The BRS-150 installation is to be inspected and maintained in accordance with the Ballistic Recovery Systems, Inc. BRS-172 Instructions for Continued Airworthiness, BRS Document No. 19815, Revision B, dated July 9, 2002, or later FAA approved revisions. 5. If the holder agrees to permit another person to use this certificate to alter a product, the holder must give the other person written evidence of that permission. ----------------------------------------------------------END---------------------------------------------------- 3 3 Add Page ### SA01679CH_AML.pdf **FAA APPROVED MODEL LIST (AML) NO. SA01679CH BALLISTIC RECOVERY SYSTEMS, INC.** FOR INSTALLING BRS-172 PARACHUTE RECOVERY SYSTEM ISSUE DATE: 7/11/02 **ITEM** **AIRCRAFT** **AIRCRAFT** **ORIGINAL TYPE** **CERTIFICATION BASIS** **INSTALLATION** **INSTRUCTIONS** AFM AML **MAKE MODEL CERTIFICATE NUMBER FOR** **ALTERATION** **NUMBER** **REVISION NO. & DATE** **SUPPLEMENT** **NUMBER/DATE** **AMENDMENT DATE** Page 1 of 1 1 Cessna Aircraft Company 172, 172A, 172B, 172C, 172D, 172E, 172F, 172G, 172H, 172I, 172K, 172L, 172M, 172N, 172P, 172Q 3A12 CAR 3 with Special Condition 23-ACE-76 Document No. 9004IM-03 Rev. J Dated 4/17/12* Document No. 9004af-01 Rev. A Dated 10/25/04* 8/29/12 2 Cessna Aircraft Company 172R, 172S 3A12 FAR 23 with Special Condition 23-ACE-76 Document No. 9004IM-03 Rev. J Dated 4/17/12* Document No. 9004af-01 Rev. A Dated 10/25/04* 8/29/12 3 Cessna Aircraft Company R172J, R172K 3A17 CAR 33 with Special Condition 23-ACE-76 Document No. 9004IM-03 Rev. J Dated 4/17/12* Document No. 9004af-01 Rev. A Dated 10/25/04* 8/29/12 FAA APPROVED: Karol Mordasiewicz Manager, Airframe & Administrative Branch Chicago Aircraft Certification Office Reissued: 9/11/08, 8/29/12 Amended: 4/18/03, 5/24/05 Original signed by: Gregory J. Michalik ## Every issue (4) - September 9, 2020: Reissued, Current. [certificate](https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/23/89/2389675f750886558c42cd9718c43f45f58a5aadffbc3defe96aed46938857aa), [SA01679CH_AML.pdf](https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/b9/a4/b9a4a68c5bbc90cb2dd47b10b0c1a04be96e81640152231e64711c5f02a12f40) - August 29, 2012: Amended, Historical. [certificate](https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/f8/1f/f81f868e9ae5ed52d2ab7b61efc3c0a59a85d646bb7cc60c66a2630dfcd37898), [SA01679CH_AML.pdf](https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/b9/a4/b9a4a68c5bbc90cb2dd47b10b0c1a04be96e81640152231e64711c5f02a12f40) - September 11, 2008: Reissued, Historical. [certificate](https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/84/74/8474af99468a874964957c8178c31317ff378f191961f9b18076082ed6e8d093), [SA01679CH.pdf](https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/f8/1f/f81f868e9ae5ed52d2ab7b61efc3c0a59a85d646bb7cc60c66a2630dfcd37898) - May 24, 2005: Amended, Historical. [certificate](https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/84/74/8474af99468a874964957c8178c31317ff378f191961f9b18076082ed6e8d093) --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.