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N5552V
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1980 Cessna 172RG Cutlass RG C/N 172RG0570Discuss this aircraft in forum |
by paulp @ DTN
| Manufacturer: | Cessna |
| Model: | 172RG Cutlass RG Search all Cessna 172RG |
| Year built: | 1980 |
| Construction Number (C/N): | 172RG0570 |
| Aircraft Type: | Fixed wing single engine |
| Number of Seats: | 4 |
| Number of Engines: | 1 |
| Engine Type: | Reciprocating |
| Engine Manufacturer and Model: | Lycoming 0-360-A1D |
| Registration Number: | N5552V |
| Mode S (ICAO24) Code: | A714B0 |
| Certification Class: | Standard |
| Certification Issued: | 2001-01-22 |
| Air Worthiness Test: | 1980-06-23 |
| Last Action Taken: | 2007-01-16 |
| Current Status: | Valid |
| Registration Type: | Corporation |
| Owner: | Just Plane Stuff Inc |
| Address: | Jackson, MS 39211 United States |
| Region: | Southwestern |
| Robert B. Jamieson, 2006-06-09 00:00:00 | |
| I bought N5552V, new, in December 1980. She was still unpainted thus I chose the color, Red on White with a Blue stripe. If memory serves me, I chose the 1981 pattern which was different than 1980. I picked her up in Strother Ks on Jan 16 1981 and flew her back to Cessna field in Wichitaw for the night, and then home to Atlanta/Fulton Co. (FTY) on Jan 17. It was 15 degrees with 3 feet of snow when the taxi dropped us that Saturday morning with no one in sight. Cessna had given me a number to call is she wouldn't start. We had the taxi wait till she did! I lifted off with 124.9 hours in my log book and when I sold her in 1987 I had over 800. Best landing Cessna ever made! Heavier than a 172 so she didn't float. 30 degrees of flaps on final, drop 40 over the numbers and she would roll on without a squeak! Only real problem (not counting mud dobber wasps plugging the pitot tube) was a persistant fluid leak in the landing gear the dealer couldn't find. Had a failure to retract in '81 or '82. They dropped back down and locked but burned out the hydraulic pump. After that I included the gear dipstick in the preflight. I wasn't on the checklist. | |