# N70979: 1969 Cessna 182M, registration cancelled 1973-05-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 4, 1973
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 182M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (registry code 2072728)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18259442
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 11, 1972
- Mode S code: A9796C
- Owner when cancelled: [Moccasin Flying Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOCCASIN%20FLYING%20CLUB%20INC)
- Location: [Chattanooga, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Chattanooga)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70979
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=70979
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70979-1973-05-04

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 182M: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m.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 MIA73FLD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FLD10), Aug 20, 1972: Cessna 182M (N70979), Dunnellon, FL, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N70979

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70979): Aerostar International S-60A, S/N S60A-3202, built 1995
- [Cancelled 1949-02-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70979-1949-02-11): Piper J3C-65, S/N 18006. Owner: [John Ruzicka](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHN%20RUZICKA), [Kokomo, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Kokomo)

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