# N79285: 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: April 21, 1976
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79285
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79285

## Aircraft that carried N79285

- [Cancelled 1976-04-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79285-1976-04-21): Cessna 172K, S/N 17258022, built 1969. Sale reported. Owner: [Pleasant Valley, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Pleasant%20Valley)

## NTSB investigations on N79285 (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 NYC76AN077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN077), Feb 11, 1976: Cessna 172K (N79285), Burlington, VT, substantial damage, 3 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N79285 (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 19760211004829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760211004829A), Feb 11, 1976: Cessna 172K (N79285), Burlington, VT, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Plt rptd ac entered heavy icing during missed approach. Windsheld iced over,plt non inst rated.

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