# N21479: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1993-04-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 22, 1993
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17263955
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Last registry action: August 4, 1982
- Mode S code: A1CBCD
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.5857° N, 95.4613° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77053, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21479
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=21479
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21479-1993-04-22

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 172M: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m.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 FTW80FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA011), Nov 11, 1979: Cessna 172M (N21479), Sugarland, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19791111033959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791111033959A), Nov 11, 1979: Cessna 172M (N21479), Sugarland, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Evidence indicates pilot was engaged in buzzing place of employment. Hit wires. Alcohol involved.

## Other aircraft with N21479

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21479): Mooney M20S, S/N 30-0028, built 1999

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