# N61579: 1975 Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 2017-09-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 7, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- 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: 17264654
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: January 21, 1975
- Certificate issued: December 7, 2010
- Last registry action: December 7, 2010
- Mode S code: A804C0
- Owner when cancelled: [Millbrook Flight LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILLBROOK%20FLIGHT%20LLC)
- Location: [Poughquag, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Poughquag)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.6341° N, 73.6725° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 12570, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61579
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=61579
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61579-2017-09-07

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 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 ERA11FA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA369), Jun 28, 2011: Cessna 172M (N61579), Poughkeepsie, NY, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of airplane control due to impairment or incapacitation as a result of coronary artery disease in combination with atrial fibrillation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's…

## 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 20110628015469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110628015469A), Jun 28, 2011: Cessna 172M (N61579), Wappingers Fall, NY, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft was in left closed traffic for rwy 24 at pou and was cleared for the option. Shortly after turning final the aircraft nosed down and struck ground on…

## Other aircraft with N61579

- [Cancelled 1956-04-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61579-1956-04-30): Cessna UC-78, S/N 4577. Owner: [Dinsmore Robert C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DINSMORE%20ROBERT%20C), [Flint, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Flint)

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