# N55479: 1981 Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 2012-03-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 13, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17275191
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 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](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SKY%20TRAINING%20LLC)
- Location: [West Milford, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/West%20Milford)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.0859° N, 74.3784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 07480, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55479
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=55479
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55479-2012-03-13

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 172P: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

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

- [SDR 96ZZZX603](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX603), Dec 7, 1995: VALVE. STICKING. DURING TAKEOFF, AIRCRAFT ENGINE BECAME VERY ROUGH. PILOT COULD NOT DUPLICATE ON GROUND. FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND NR 1 AND NR 2 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVES STICKI

## 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 ERA10FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10FA029), Oct 25, 2009: Cessna 172P (N55479), Bennington, VT, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20091026050659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091026050659A), Oct 26, 2009: Cessna 172P (N55479), Bennington, VT, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft departed west milfery, NJ for a 2 hour local flight. Aircraft was viewed shooting approaches (approx 1830HRS) to runway 13. After approximatley 4…
- [Incident 19970722027459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970722027459I), Jul 22, 1997: Cessna 172P (N55479), Syracuse, NY, Minor damage. Narrative: 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,…
- [Incident 19940409012509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940409012509I), Apr 9, 1994: Cessna 172P (N55479), Syracuse, NY, Minor damage. Pilot had a propeller strike on landing.

## Other aircraft with N55479

- [Cancelled 1973-10-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55479-1973-10-18): Consolidated Vultee BT-13A, S/N 6424. Owner: [Mcnamara Motor Express Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCNAMARA%20MOTOR%20EXPRESS%20INC), [Kalamazoo, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Kalamazoo)

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