# N79438: 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: March 8, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79438
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79438

## Aircraft that carried N79438

- [Cancelled 2018-03-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79438-2018-03-08): Cessna 172K, S/N 17258087, built 1969. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Glenmont Aero](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLENMONT%20AERO), [Selkirk, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Selkirk)

## NTSB investigations on N79438 (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 ERA14FA428](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA428), Sep 8, 2014: Cessna 172 (N79438), Selkirk, NY, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N79438 (3)

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 20140908017599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140908017599A), Sep 8, 2014: Cessna 172K (N79438), Selkirk, NY, Destroyed, 2 fatal. N79438 departed runway 19 at 4B0. During climbout engine power was lost. Aircraft struck a rail car located in a railway yard adjacent to the end of the…
- [Incident 19861127073039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861127073039I), Nov 27, 1986: Cessna 172K (N79438), Albany, NY. Landed after smoke in cockpit. Found wire to cigarette lighter shorted.
- [Incident 19820706036879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820706036879I), Jul 6, 1982: Cessna 172K (N79438), Sehenectady, NY. Made an emergency landing due to loss of oil pressure and rough running engine. Broken oil pump gear in engine.

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