# N6479D: 1979 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2012-08-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 23, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, canceled
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- 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: 17272827
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: June 5, 1979
- Last registry action: February 18, 1999
- Mode S code: A882D3
- Location: [Los Angeles, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Angeles)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0514° N, 118.3858° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90035, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6479D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6479D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6479D-2012-08-23

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 172N: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n.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 LAX00FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00FA101), Feb 16, 2000: Cessna 172N (N6479D), Palm Springs, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of both flight crews to see and avoid the other airplane while operating in the traffic pattern, which resulted in a mid-air collision. A contributing factor was the failure of the…

## 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 20000215041691A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000215041691A), Feb 15, 2000: Cessna 172N (N6479D), Palm Springs, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) On February 15, 2000, at 1729 hours PST, a Cessna 172N, N6479D, collided in midair with a Piper PA-28-140, N84PB, while in the traffic pattern at Palm…

## Other aircraft with N6479D

- [Cancelled 1971-02-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6479D-1971-02-02): Navion NAVION A, S/N 47-1322. Owner: [Department Of The Army](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEPARTMENT%20OF%20THE%20ARMY), [Fort Sill, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Fort%20Sill)

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