When the Cessna 172 went on sale for 1956, it opened the door for many aspiring pilots and raised the overall appeal of personal air travel.

On Thursday, November 14th, a small general aviation aircraft crashed in a field shortly after takeoff. The plane flipped ...

I never would have guessed that adding 20-30 hp to a standard 172 would have such a dramatic effect on the overall flying ...

[Stevenarango] knows this and built a great Cessna 172 cockpit for his personal use. All the gauges, instrument panels, and controls are from Saitek, one of the best manufacturers of home ...

The Cessna 172 is the most popular trainer aircraft in the world. The plane is manufactured by Kansas-based company Cessna. It belongs to the trainer class of aircraft, which means it's built ...

Cessna's 172 Skyhawk has an incredibly low fatality rate, recorded at 0.56 crashes per 100,000 flying hours. It is easy to ...