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Cessna 172N · 1979 · Lewisville, TX
N5217D is a 1979 Cessna 172N (serial 17272454), registered to Optima Aviation LLC Dba (LLC) in Lewisville, TX. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires February 2028; the airworthiness certificate dates from March 1979 (47 years ago). It carries a Lycoming 0-320 SERIES engine rated at 180 hp, the engine on 97% of registered Cessna 172Ns. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address A68FF6. It is one of 3,143 Cessna 172N aircraft on the FAA registry. Optima Aviation LLC Dba holds 8 aircraft on the registry.
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2,907 of the 2,990 registered Cessna 172N carry this engine (97%), across 20 engine variants on the type.
Source: FAA engine reference (ENGINE.txt), matched on this registration's engine code.
A Cessna 172N 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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