# N79179: 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: May 4, 2015
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79179
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79179

## Aircraft that carried N79179

- [Cancelled 2015-05-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79179-2015-05-04): Cessna 172K, S/N 17257938, built 1969. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Guest James](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GUEST%20JAMES), [Moline, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Moline)

## NTSB investigations on N79179 (2)

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 MKC87LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA076), Apr 5, 1987: Cessna 172 (N79179), Muscatine, IA, destroyed
- [NTSB MIA70F0064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0064), Jul 14, 1969: Cessna 172K (N79179), Jackson, MS, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N79179 (1)

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 19870405008469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870405008469A), Apr 5, 1987: Cessna 172K (N79179), Muscatine, IA, Destroyed. The aircraft hit a fence during takeoff and impacted in a field. Instructor failed to note wind or runway condition

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