Tail Number Report → models → Cessna 172RG

Cessna 172RG: fleet, age & accident history

Name: Cessna 172RG — US fleet registrations and NTSB accident history
Creator: Tail Number Report
License: https://tailnumberreport.com/tos/

Aggregate figures from the FAA Aircraft Registry (current US civil registrations) and the NTSB Aviation Accident Database. No individual owners are named on this page.

447currently registered

46average age (years)

1980median model year

4seats

1engines

Accident-rate context

156.6NTSB events per 1,000 registered

70NTSB events (1982–2026)

NTSB-recorded events (loaded window) involving aircraft currently registered as this model, per 1,000 currently registered. Not a safety ranking; older events and deregistered aircraft are not counted.

Where Cessna 172RG aircraft are registered

Count of currently registered Cessna 172RG aircraft by registration state (FAA). Aggregate counts only.

State	Registered
California	49
Florida	37
Texas	35
Delaware	17
North Carolina	16
Wisconsin	14

Cessna 172RG airframes with a public accident record

These Cessna 172RG aircraft are currently registered and carry at least one NTSB accident or incident record. Marked entries have a record filed under a different tail number — found by manufacturer serial number, which a search on the current N-number alone cannot surface.

N616SF 1980 · 3 records prior tail number
N880TH 1980 · 2 records prior tail number
N131VU 1985 · 1 record prior tail number
N15NH 1980 · 1 record prior tail number
N172BD 1981 · 1 record prior tail number
N6562V 1980 · 3 records
N16ED 1985 · 2 records
N4856V 1980 · 2 records
N5338V 1980 · 2 records
N6225R 1979 · 2 records
N751DW 1981 · 2 records
N9320D 1982 · 2 records
N9551B · 2 records
N4601V 1980 · 1 record

Other Cessna models

172M · 3,581 registered
172N · 3,139 registered
182P · 2,100 registered
172S · 1,915 registered
172 · 1,805 registered
152 · 1,635 registered
140 · 1,599 registered
182Q · 1,564 registered

Was this Cessna 172RG ever wrecked under a different tail number?

The free registries search by current tail number — so a Cessna 172RG that was wrecked, rebuilt, and re-registered under a new N-number shows clean on every one of them. The accident stays filed under the tail the airframe wore at the time. The $79 report cross-matches by manufacturer serial number to surface that hidden history — plus every registrant on record, registration expiry, recent FAA filings (the lien signal), and the full NTSB narrative for each event. Delivered instantly, no account, no ads.

Look up a Cessna 172RG by tail number What's in the $79 report

This is an informational report compiled from public FAA and NTSB records. It is not a title search, lien abstract, or airworthiness determination, and does not replace a pre-purchase inspection. Liens and encumbrances require the certified FAA records — not included in the instant report.

source: FAA Aircraft Registry source: NTSB FAA data as of 2026-08-17 computed 2026-08-24