WPR26LA222
2026-06-17 · DEATH VALLEY, California, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed
Current FAA registration · N96FA
- Make / Model
- CESSNA 172S
- Year of manufacture
- 2005 · 21 years old at event
- Engine
- LYCOMING IO-360-L2A (180 hp)
- Seats / Engines
- 4 seats · 1 engine
- Last airworthiness date
- 20250430
- ADS-B equipped
- Yes — Mode-S AD5A4B
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
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- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2016 · Conference paper Early Morning Concurrent Session: Aviation Management and Operations: Presentation: Analysis of Factors Related to True Airspeed (TAS) Calculation Utilizing the Handicap Procedure for the 2015 Women's Air Race Classic
In most post-WWII cross country air racing events, the “handicap” method of determining race scoring is utilized. A typical example is the Women’s Air Race Classic transcontinental annual competition.…
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2015 · Conference paper Approach Stability from FDM Data
The Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Prescott Campus maintains a fleet of twenty four aircraft, which includes sixteen Cessna 172S NavIII and four Diamond DA42NG equipped with flight data monitori…