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N55479

Cancelled 2012
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Deregistered aircraft · 1981 Cessna 172P · Lycoming 0-320 series

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Cancelled
March 13, 2012
Status when cancelled
Valid registration
Serial number
17275191
Year built
1981
Type
Fixed wing single engine
Engine
Reciprocating
Airworthiness
Standard, normal, utility
Airworthiness date
July 31, 1981
Certificate issued
February 15, 2008
Last registry action
February 15, 2008
Mode S code
A711B6
Owner when cancelled
Sky Training LLC
Location
West Milford, NJ
Owner type
Corporation
Airframe modelCessna 172PTCDS 3A12 · ADs, bulletins and aircraft registered nowEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesTCDS E-274 · Reciprocating

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.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N55479 and the event date: after October 18, 1973, when the previous aircraft’s registration ended, through this one’s cancellation.

NTSB ERA10FA029Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBennington, VTThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from terrain during a night approach. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s non-standard traffic pattern over higher terrain.Oct 25, 2009 · Substantial damage

FAA incident reports · 3

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N55479 and the event date: after October 18, 1973, when the previous aircraft’s registration ended, through this one’s cancellation.

Accident 20091026050659ADescent · Bennington, VTAircraft departed west milfery, NJ for a 2 hour local flight. Aircraft was viewed shooting approaches (approx 1830HRS) to runway 13. After approximatley 4 approaches, aircraft crashed into whipstick hill. The crash sight was about 200 yards downhill from the…Oct 26, 2009 · Destroyed · 1 fatalIncident 19970722027459IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Syracuse, NYNarrative: on 7/22/97 at 1545 EDT a Cessna 172 being operated by a private pilot damaged the propeller while landing at the Syracuse int'l airport in Syracuse, NY. The aircraft experienced a sudden loss of direcitonal control on the runway and damaged the…Jul 22, 1997 · Minor damageIncident 19940409012509ILevel Off Touchdown · Syracuse, NYPilot had a propeller strike on landing.Apr 9, 1994 · Minor damage

Service difficulty reports · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

SDR 96ZZZX603Valve · stickingDURING TAKEOFF, AIRCRAFT ENGINE BECAME VERY ROUGH. PILOT COULD NOT DUPLICATE ON GROUND. FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND NR 1 AND NR 2 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVES STICKING. REMOVED AND CLEANED ALL FOUR CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVES AND GUIDES. THIS IS SECOND OCCURRENCE WDec 7, 1995 · N55479 · Cessna 172P · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section

Other aircraft with N55479 · 1

The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled. No aircraft carries N55479 now.

1973Consolidated Vultee BT-13A · S/N 6424Cancelled Oct 18, 1973 · Mcnamara Motor Express Inc, Kalamazoo, MI