# N53079: Cessna 177, registration cancelled 2013-07-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 18, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A13CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A13CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17700533
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 18, 1997
- Last registry action: March 17, 2009
- Mode S code: A6B3DC
- Owner when cancelled: [Arriola Edward C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARRIOLA%20EDWARD%20C)
- Location: Barrigada, GU, Guam
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53079
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53079
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53079-2013-07-18

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 177: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177.md

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 LAX97LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA193), May 25, 1997: Cessna 177 (N53079), Rota, Sark, destroyed. Probable cause: the unauthorized use of automobile gasoline which led to the loss of engine power due to fuel vapor generation.
- [NTSB ANC80DAG79](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG79), Jul 10, 1980: Cessna 185 (N53079), Dillingham, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC77DAA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAA05), Nov 12, 1976: Cessna 185 (N53079), Wiseman, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 19970525011859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970525011859A), May 25, 1997: Cessna 177 (N53079), Rota, PS, Destroyed. Mayday due engine failure. Ditched in ocean. 177 sank. People resued by fish vessel. Mogas in use. No STC.
- [Accident 19831108056559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831108056559A), Nov 8, 1983: Cessna A185F (N53079), Boring, OR, Destroyed. Pilot attempted to abort off airport landing, aircraft hit tree and crashed in residential area trying to take off.
- [Accident 19800710028469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800710028469A), Jul 10, 1980: Cessna A185F (N53079), Portage Creek, AK, Substantial damage. Engine lost power, crash-landed on hillside. Found water in fuel.
- [Accident 19761112035459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761112035459A), Nov 12, 1976: Cessna A185F (N53079), Wiseman, AK, Substantial damage. Mail flt.

## Other aircraft with N53079

- [Cancelled 1955-10-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53079-1955-10-21): Fairchild M-62A, S/N T41-977. Owner: [Adams Clifford C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ADAMS%20CLIFFORD%20C), [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53079-undated): Cessna A185F, S/N 18502363. Triennial form not returned

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