# N79242: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: May 9, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79242
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79242

## Aircraft that carried N79242

- [Cancelled 2013-05-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79242-2013-05-09): Cessna 172K, S/N 17257992, built 1969. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Ed Hawkings Contract Logging](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ED%20HAWKINGS%20CONTRACT%20LOGGING), [Sultan, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Sultan)
- [Cancelled 1959-12-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79242-1959-12-07): Fairchild PT-26, S/N T42-4248. Owner: [Knutson Ernest O](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KNUTSON%20ERNEST%20O), [Tioga, ND](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ND/Tioga)

## NTSB investigations on N79242 (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 SEA80DYE28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYE28), Apr 12, 1980: Cessna 172 (N79242), Concrete, WA, destroyed
- [NTSB UNK65X0782](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0782), Nov 22, 1964: Cessna 150 (N79242), Independence, MO, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N79242 (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 19800412008679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800412008679A), Apr 12, 1980: Cessna 172K (N79242), Concrete, WA, Destroyed. Aircraft crashed after striking powerlines that were 140 feet above ground.

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