Cessna 172M Skyhawk

N13243 - Pages Work in progress

Everything you need to know about maintenance information, schedules, pictures and a short history.

About N13243

 

Recently fitted with the RAM 160 HP conversion, new cylinders, new carburetor, a classic PowerFlo exhaust system and a K&N air filter. Take off performance and climb is improved, the fuel consumption is 1 or 2 litres per hour lower and the cruise speed is 5 knots faster. A rather nice CGR-30P engine monitoring unit has been installed which very accurately shows fuel consumption, EGT and CHT, etc.  It also is very handy for leaning which can bring the cruise consumption down to about 26 litres per hour.  There are also digital instruments for the Oil Pressure and temperature, Amps and Fuel quantity.  The fuel gauges are a ‘work in progress’ and will be accurately calibrated at the nest visit to the maintenance shop.

All of the most important documents are available on this web site and include, amongst others, the POH and CGR-30P manual and W&B.  

The oil consumption is very moderate but the level should be kept at 5 quarts as anything above this blows out of the breather and deposits itself on the bottom of the fuselage.

 

History

Current Airframe time

21 September 1999
Current airframe time = Approx. 6400 hours.

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New engine

August 1998
New engine with 160 BHP STC from Pen-Yan Aviation.

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Loss of oil pressure in flight

July 1998
Precautionary landing at Hildesheim.  Crankshaft and bearing damage due to unknown causes. Airframe time = 6000 hours.

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Engine overhaul

March 1995
Complete engine overhaul and increase to 160 BHP with STC. Airframe time = 5486.4 hours.

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New Paint!

February 1992
Red, White and Blue!! Airframe time = 4820 hours.

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Sold to Bayliss and Belew

16 April 1990
Airframe time = 4298.7 hours.

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Accident

July 1988
Landing accident with damage to nose gear at Köln-Bonn, Germany, due to hard landing with multiple bounces.

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Sold to Bayliss and Partners at Egelsbach, Germany

28 July 1984
Airframe time = 3695.0 hours.

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Moved to Airforce Flying Club, Ramstein, Germany

June 1983
Airframe time = 2899.6 hours.

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Sold to Airforce Flying Club at Zaragoza, Spain

November 1978
Shipped from New Mexico by container and reassembled in Zaragoza. Airframe time = 1921.5 hours.

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Sold

September 1975
Sold to FBO in New Mexico

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Second Annual

23 May 1975
Second Annual Inspection. Airframe time = 954.8 hours.

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First Annual

9 May 1974
First Annual Inspection

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First 100 hours

14 February 1974
First 100 hours completed. (Altimeter defective and replaced).

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Sold to FBO

15 December 1973
Sold to FBO Rolling Hills Aviation in Torrance, California, and delivered with 14.9 hours on the airframe.

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C of A granted

27 November 1973
Certificate of Airworthiness granted for operations up to and including 20,000 feet!!!

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First test flight

21 November 1973
Duration 2 hrs & 25 minutes at the Pawnee Division of Cessna Aircraft Co. Cessna testpilot J. Donavan.

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Latest News

New Exhaust

New powerflow exhaust fitted.

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Returned to Denham

N13243 returned to Denham on the 5th October after a rather prolonged Annual inspection. Small leak in the RH gas tank repaired and a new Powerflow exhaust system fitted.  Everything checked out and working. Phew !!

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Galleries

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Documents for N13243 in PDF format.

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In this section you can view and download documents relevant to N13243. You will find the POH, the autopilot manual, current weight and balance sheet, checklists, etc…

Some handy (and free) iPhone applications for pilots

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