# N1479Y: 1962 Cessna 172C, registration cancelled 2017-06-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 21, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (registry code 2072408)
- Engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-253](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-253) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17249179
- Year built: 1962
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 14, 1962
- Certificate issued: August 6, 2001
- Last registry action: August 21, 2007
- Mode S code: A0C05B
- Owner when cancelled: [James Darrell Warden Flight Training Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JAMES%20DARRELL%20WARDEN%20FLIGHT%20TRAINING%20INC)
- Location: [Talking Rock, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Talking%20Rock)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.5349° N, 84.5267° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30175, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1479Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1479Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1479Y-2017-06-21

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Cessna 172C: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c.md

## NTSB investigations (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 ATL02FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02FA104), May 23, 2002: Cessna 172C (N1479Y), Ball Ground, GA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain adequate obstacle clearance, which resulted in an inflight collision with trees.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20020523028289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020523028289A), May 23, 2002: Cessna 172C (N1479Y), Ballground, GA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. (-23) Aircraft struck the trees at a high rate of speed. Completely destroyed, no post crash fire. 3 fatalities.

## Other aircraft with N1479Y

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1479Y): Enstrom Helicopter 280FX, S/N 2139, built 2013

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