Cessna 172rg Cutlass Rg (C72R)
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ICAO C72R Small

Cessna 172rg Cutlass Rg

Single Piston· 467 globally registered

The CESSNA Cessna 172RG Cutlass RG (C72R) is a CESSNA 1-engine piston aircraft classified as light wake category. Typical approach speed (Vref) is around 62 knots; operating envelope 1,111 kg MTOW. SkyMeter has observed 3,804 flights operated by this type across 564 airframes and 371 carriers. The largest observed operator is CANCELLED/NOT ASSIGNED (GAQ).

ACTIVE AIRFRAMES
564
last 90 days
🏢
OPERATORS
371
unique airlines
📊
FLIGHTS
3,804
tracked
AVG DURATION
42m
per flight
INCIDENT RATE
38.5%
1,466 flagged

Performance

Speed envelope & approach

Vref
62 kt
Vref range
Vmo
Mmo
Approach category
A

Dimensions

Airframe geometry

Wingspan
36 ft
Length
27 ft
Tail height
9 ft
Wheelbase
5 ft
Gear width
8 ft
Wake category
Light

Weight & identification

Operating limits

MTOW
2,450 lb
MALW
2,450 lb
Manufacturer model
Cessna 172RG Cutlass RG
FAA designator
C72R
Registered
467

Top operators

By fleet size · last 90 days

30
CANCELLED/NOT ASSIGNED 2 aircraft
191 flights
CHRISTIANSEN AVIATION LLC 19 aircraft
159 flights
ALPHA VESSELCO LLC 7 aircraft
158 flights
VERMONT FLIGHT ACADEMY 2 aircraft
89 flights
WINGS OVER TEXAS HOLDINGS LLC 13 aircraft
81 flights
LYNN UNIVERSITY INC 2 aircraft
80 flights
KAHUA CAPITAL LLC 3 aircraft
73 flights
MOORE AVIATION INC 5 aircraft
61 flights
PLANE THREE LTD 1 aircraft
52 flights
LEWIS UNIVERSITY 8 aircraft
48 flights
PERFORMANCE AIRCRAFT SALES INC 8 aircraft
47 flights
IASCO FLIGHT TRAINING INC 10 aircraft
44 flights
JACKS CHARLES D 2 aircraft
43 flights
ATP AIRCRAFT 4 LLC 11 aircraft
40 flights
MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO 5 aircraft
39 flights
FOODE FRANK J 1 aircraft
38 flights
G & M AIRCRAFT INC 5 aircraft
37 flights
EASTERN CINCINNATI AVIATION INC 5 aircraft
36 flights
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI, BOARD OF GOVERNORS, DEPARTMENT O 4 aircraft
35 flights
PINGER KEVIN R 1 aircraft
34 flights
EDB AIR INC 2 aircraft
34 flights
EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY 7 aircraft
33 flights
SUTCLIFFE PTY LTD 1 aircraft
32 flights
AIR AMERICA FLIGHT CENTER LLC 1 aircraft
31 flights
MARTINEZ MICHAEL M, MARTINEZ SUSAN J 1 aircraft
30 flights
SILVERHAWK AVIATION ACADEMY LLC 3 aircraft
29 flights
SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY 6 aircraft
28 flights
JEFF AIR PILOT SERVICES LLC 1 aircraft
28 flights
ROYAL AERO CLUB OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA 1 aircraft
27 flights
AVIATOR AIR OPERATIONS LLC 2 aircraft
27 flights

Safety profile

Flagged flights · last 90 days

Family

Related variants

0

No related variants.

Recent incidents

Flagged flights of C72R

20
06/03/2026
22m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
37m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
20m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
42m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
44m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
33m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
53m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
34m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
41m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
58m
△ Unstable

Recent flights

Real flights of C72R · airborne ≥ 20 min

30
06/03/2026
22m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
23m
No alerts
06/03/2026
23m
No alerts
06/03/2026
23m
No alerts
06/03/2026
25m
No alerts
06/03/2026
25m
No alerts
06/03/2026
27m
No alerts
06/03/2026
24m
No alerts
06/03/2026
30m
No alerts
06/03/2026
31m
No alerts
06/03/2026
33m
No alerts
06/03/2026
32m
No alerts
06/03/2026
35m
No alerts
06/03/2026
20m
No alerts
06/03/2026
33m
No alerts
06/03/2026
30m
No alerts
06/03/2026
37m
No alerts
06/03/2026
40m
No alerts
06/03/2026
37m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
20m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
42m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
45m
No alerts
06/03/2026
43m
No alerts
06/03/2026
44m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
33m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
24m
No alerts
06/03/2026
53m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
34m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
57m
No alerts
06/03/2026
41m
△ Unstable
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