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Cessna 172 · 1955 · Palmer, AK
N5039A is a 1955 Cessna 172 (serial 28039), registered to Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC (LLC) in Palmer, AK. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires August 2029; the airworthiness certificate dates from November 1955 (70 years ago). It carries a Cont Motor 0-300 SER engine rated at 145 hp, the engine on 98% of registered Cessna 172s. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address A648A9. It is one of 1,810 Cessna 172 aircraft on the FAA registry. Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC holds 109 aircraft on the registry.
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1,753 of the 1,792 registered Cessna 172 carry this engine (98%), across 20 engine variants on the type.
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A Cessna 172 needs roughly 1,450 ft of runway for takeoff at sea level (takeoff distance ~1,247 ft plus a 15% safety margin). Check it against a destination airport →
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