# N79043: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: September 10, 1986
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79043
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79043

## Aircraft that carried N79043

- [Cancelled 1986-09-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79043-1986-09-10): Cessna 172, S/N 17257838. Owner: [Da Fon Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DA%20FON%20AVIATION)

## NTSB investigations on N79043 (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW85LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA115), Feb 8, 1985: Cessna 172K (N79043), Mccoy, TX, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N79043 (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19850208002899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850208002899A), Feb 8, 1985: Cessna 172K (N79043), Mccoy, TX, Substantial damage. In slow flight at low altitude,aircraft stalled and impacted ground left wing and nose low.
- [Incident 19830610030429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830610030429I), Jun 10, 1983: Cessna 172K (N79043), Columbus, TX, Minor damage. Fuel gauges showed empty. Hit a fence. Landed on a closed airport. Found a faulty alternator. No electrical power.

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