N738NY
Cessna 172N
A beautifully kept 172N with a big-screen Garmin 530 and autopilot. The go-to airplane for comfortable cross-country trips and instrument work.
Technical characteristics
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 hp
- Propeller
- Fixed-pitch, 2-blade
- Cruise (75%)
- ≈ 110–115 KTAS
- Fuel capacity
- 40 gal (38 usable) — top off after flight
- Typical fuel burn
- ≈ 8–8.5 gph
- Useful load
- ≈ 900 lb (verify current W&B)
- Range (with reserve)
- ≈ 440 nm
- Service ceiling
- 14,200 ft
- Seats
- 4
- Avionics
- Garmin GNS 530 GPS, dual-axis autopilot, IFR
V-speeds
| Vso (stall, landing config) | 44 KIAS |
| Vs1 (stall, clean) | 50 KIAS |
| Vx (best angle) | 59 KIAS |
| Vy (best rate) | 73 KIAS |
| Va (maneuvering, max wt) | 97 KIAS |
| Vfe (full flaps) | 85 KIAS |
| Vno (max structural cruise) | 128 KIAS |
| Vne (never exceed) | 158 KIAS |
| Best glide | 65 KIAS |
Reference only. Figures above are typical for the type, for familiarization and flight planning. The POH aboard the aircraft is the authoritative source — verify tail-specific numbers, especially useful load, against the aircraft's current weight & balance.
Who flies it, and how
Cross-country pilots
The big-screen 530 and autopilot make this the fleet's easy-button traveler. A favorite for RON trips and instrument work without stepping up to glass.
Instrument students
A great platform for the instrument rating: conventional gauges plus a WAAS-era GPS workflow that transfers to almost anything you'll fly later.
N738NY is waiting on the ramp.
Members reserve it online and pay only for the hours they fly. Come see it in person at the next monthly meeting.
Questions? Call Mark Sheprow, Membership Officer — 732.685.3473