Aircraft N5552V Data

Airframe Info

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

Aircraft

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

Owner

Registration Type:	Corporation
Owner:	Just Plane Stuff Inc
Address:	Jackson, MS 39211 United States
Region:	Southwestern

User Comments

Robert B. Jamieson, 2006-06-09 04:00:00

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.