# N7579X: Cessna 172B, registration cancelled 1992-08-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 25, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (registry code 2072406)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17248079
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 21, 1988
- Last registry action: June 21, 1991
- Mode S code: AA37B3
- Owner when cancelled: [Beech James L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEECH%20JAMES%20L)
- Location: [Ashford, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Ashford)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 46.8846° N, 121.7366° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98304, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7579X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7579X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7579X-1992-08-25

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 172B: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b.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 SEA92FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92FA114), May 22, 1992: Cessna 172B (N7579X), Eatonville, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: UNDETERMINED.

## 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 19920522025659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920522025659A), May 22, 1992: Cessna 172B (N7579X), Eatonville, WA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flew into side of a hill at cruise speed pilot 84YRS old had suffered stroke and had heart surgery. No medical.

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