1976
Year
C-GQFW — 1976 Cessna 172M
C-GQFW is a 1976 Cessna 172M based in CYQS, Ontario, listed on the Transport Canada Civil Aircraft Register (serial 17265745).
Piston single
Category
Ontario
Based
591
Of this type in Canada
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Cessna 172 Skyhawk in Canada
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The aircraft
Year built1976 · 50 years old
Airframe typeWhether Transport Canada classes it as an aeroplane, a helicopter, a glider, a balloon or a gyroplane.Aeroplane
Engine typeHow the engine makes power. Piston engines run on avgas like a car engine; turboprops and jets burn turbine fuel, cost far more to overhaul, and are usually reserved for bigger or faster aircraft.Piston
Engines1
Max take-off weightMaximum take-off weight: the heaviest the aircraft may legally be when it starts its take-off roll, including fuel, people and baggage. It's the number that decides what licence and ratings you need, and what it costs to park.1,043 kg · 2,300 lb
Where it's based
BasedThe city or airport Transport Canada holds as the aircraft's base. Where the field holds a four-letter code like CYXE, that's the airport's ICAO identifier.CYQS, Ontario
Transport Canada officeThe Transport Canada regional office that administers this registration. It follows the owner's address, so it isn't always the nearest office to where the aircraft actually sits.Toronto
Identity
Serial numberThe manufacturer's own number for this individual airframe, stamped on a plate. Unlike the registration, it never changes. It identifies the aircraft across every country it's ever been registered in.17265745
ManufacturerThe full legal name of the company that built it, which is often not the name on the tail. A Cessna 172 built in 2022 was made by Textron Aviation.Cessna Aircraft Company
Built inWhere the aircraft was manufactured. Most of Canada's fleet was built in the United States.U.S.A.
ICAO 24-bit addressA unique 24-bit number your transponder broadcasts with every Mode S and ADS-B message. Flight trackers key on it rather than the tail number. Canada's block runs C00000 to C3FFFF, which is why Canadian aircraft nearly all start C0 to C3. Transport Canada assigns it against the registration, so it changes if the aircraft is re-registered.C06F81
Registration
Registration typePrivate, Commercial or State. Commercial means the registration permits use for hire or reward, like charter, flight training or aerial work. It describes the registration, not who owns the aircraft.Private
AirworthinessThe standard certificate: the aircraft conforms to its approved design and is maintained by a licensed engineer. No restrictions beyond the type's own, and it's what buyers and lenders expect to see.Certificate of Airworthiness
Basis of registrationThe rule the aircraft is registered under. Most are registered against a type certificate, meaning they're a factory design approved by the regulator; amateur-built and ultralight aircraft come in under their own standards.CAR Standard 507.02, 507.03 - Type Certificate
Type certificateThe approval number for the aircraft's design, issued to the manufacturer. Every aircraft built to that approved design shares it, so it's a good way to confirm exactly which variant you're looking at.3A12
Registered sinceWhen the current registration took effect. A recent date usually means the aircraft changed hands or was re-registered. It isn't the year it was built.31 October 2022
Where C-GQFW is, and how to track it
C-GQFW transmits ADS-B under the 24-bit address C06F81. Trackers key on that address rather than the tail number, so it finds the aircraft even on flights flown under a different callsign. Transport Canada assigns the address against the registration, so it changes if the aircraft is re-registered.
Most private aircraft spend most of their time on the ground. If a tracker shows nothing, it's probably just parked.
The owner of record and the certificate history are on Transport Canada's own lookup: see C-GQFW on the Transport Canada register →
How rare is C-GQFW?
The Cessna 172M is common in Canada. There are 591 on the register. It belongs to the Cessna 172 Skyhawk family, which has 2,415 in Canada.
- 153 of the 591 are in Ontario.
- It's the most common type in Canada.
- Half of them were built before 1975. C-GQFW is newer than most.
- Canada has 7,523 Cessna aircraft of all models.
- Canada has 20,925 piston single aircraft, 5,535 of them in Ontario.
- 19 aircraft are based at CYQS. See them all →
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Reported occurrences
Transport Canada has 38 reports on file mentioning C-GQFW (1994–2017). 2 record damage. The other 36 are filed with no damage recorded. Those are things like bird strikes, air traffic events and equipment reports, which get logged whether or not anything was harmed.
Minor · Oct 30, 2011
Incident — taxi phase — Toronto (Oshawa) Municipal Airport (CYOO)
Minor · Jun 29, 2006
Incident — landing phase — Oshawa (CYOO)
Transport Canada describes CADORS entries as preliminary and unsubstantiated, and subject to change. Reports reach the system when somebody files one, so a clean record doesn't prove an aircraft has never been damaged. It doesn't replace a title search, an AD check, a pre-purchase inspection or the logbooks. Source: Transport Canada, Civil Aviation Daily Occurrence Reporting System (CADORS), under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
Other Cessna 172M in Canada
C-GPMO 1979 · C-GRVC 1977 · C-FARY 1976 · C-FDZC 1976 · C-FHUR 1976 · C-FPWG 1976 · all Cessna 172M →
Also based at CYQS (CYQS)
C-GTHD Cessna · C-IVMH G-Aerosports · C-FROM BBI AVIATION · C-GUHH Velocity · C-GBCU Van'S · C-FHAZ Storch · all aircraft at CYQS →
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Canadian Civil Aircraft Register, current to September 17, 2026. Aircraft data reproduced and distributed with the permission of the Government of Canada. MarketPlane.ca is not affiliated with Transport Canada.