# N79965: 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: February 27, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79965
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79965

## Aircraft that carried N79965

- [Cancelled 2013-02-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79965-2013-02-27): Cessna 172K, S/N 17258290, built 1969. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Long Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Long%20Beach)

## NTSB investigations on N79965 (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 LAX82FUA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUA08), Dec 27, 1981: Cessna 172K (N79965), Laguna Beach, CA, destroyed
- [NTSB LAX71FUA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71FUA13), Aug 17, 1970: Cessna 172 (N79965), Santa Anna, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N79965 (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 19811227081559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811227081559A), Dec 27, 1981: Cessna 172K (N79965), Laguna Beach, CA, Destroyed. Aircraft crashed during emergency landing in ocean after engine quit.

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