YOUNG CHARLES WADE· ICAO24 a88fb2· last seen 6d ago

N6504V is a Cessna 172RG Cutlass RG, a single-engine piston aircraft operated by YOUNG CHARLES WADE. SkyMeter has tracked 164 flights totalling 135 hours of airtime via ADS-B. The most frequent segment is KROG to KROG. Service window in our records spans 483 days. Of those flights, 10 (6.1%) carry at least one detected incident: a go-around, unstable approach, stall warning, or runway excursion. The Cessna 172RG Cutlass RG has a 36 ft wingspan, a maximum takeoff weight of 2,450 lb.

About the Cessna 172RG Cutlass RG

The Cessna 172R Skyhawk is the most recent production variant of the world's most successful aircraft design, with over 44,000 Skyhawks built since 1956. Introduced in 1996, the 172R brought fuel injection to the venerable trainer, replacing the carbureted O-360 with a 180-horsepower Lycoming IO-360-L2A that eliminated carburetor icing concerns and improved hot-weather performance. This four-seat high-wing single remains the backbone of flight training worldwide, equally at home teaching student pilots the basics of coordinated flight or carrying a family on weekend cross-country trips at a comfortable 122-knot cruise.

The R model's docile handling characteristics (a stall speed of just 47 knots clean and 40 knots with full flaps) make it forgiving for novice pilots, while its 696-nautical-mile range and 13,500-foot service ceiling provide genuine utility for private owners. The type's ubiquity means parts and maintenance expertise are available at virtually any airport with a maintenance shop, and its resale value remains remarkably stable. Cessna continues to produce the 172 today as the 172S variant with a Garmin glass cockpit, but thousands of 172R models from the late 1990s and early 2000s remain in active service.

SkyMeter has tracked flights across airframes and operators, with the largest observed operator.

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FLIGHTS
164
all time
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FLOWN HOURS
135
tracked time
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AIRPORTS VISITED
33
unique
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CALLSIGNS
1
39 routes
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SERVICE PERIOD
6/17/2025 → 10/13/2026
first → last
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INCIDENT RATE
6.1%
10 flagged

Top routes

By flight count

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Flight numbers

Most-flown by this airframe

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Aircraft specifications

Cessna 172RG Cutlass RG

Engines
Single Piston
Vref (approach)
62 kt
MTOW
2,450 lb
Wingspan
36 ft
Length
27 ft
Wake category
Light

Recent flights

Newest 50 operations of N6504V

50
9/18/2026
15m
△ Low approach-stability score
7/20/2026
5m
△ Low approach-stability score
7/14/2026
5m
△ Low approach-stability score
2/21/2026
55m
△ Low approach-stability score
2/21/2026
55m
△ Low approach-stability score
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