# N79502: 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 13, 2007
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79502
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79502

## Aircraft that carried N79502

- [Cancelled 2007-03-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79502-2007-03-13): Cessna 172K, S/N 17258135, built 1969. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Smith Gary](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20GARY), [Pearland, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Pearland)

## NTSB investigations on N79502 (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 FTW04LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA085), Feb 29, 2004: Cessna 172K (N79502), Angleton, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: The unqualified person's failure to maintain clearance with the power lines. A contributing factor was the night light conditions.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N79502 (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 20040229002959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040229002959A), Feb 29, 2004: Cessna 172K (N79502), Angleton, TX, Destroyed. (-23) Non-pilot took off in stolen aircraft. Struck high tension power lines and crashed. Operator walked away undetected and apparently uninjured.

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