# N7879T: 1960 Cessna 172A, registration cancelled 2003-05-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 29, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Cessna 172A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (registry code 2072404)
- Engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-253](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-253) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 47479
- Year built: 1960
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: April 18, 1960
- Certificate issued: October 18, 1999
- Last registry action: November 5, 2002
- Mode S code: AAAE2C
- Owners when cancelled: [Tabbert Bill](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TABBERT%20BILL), [Tabbert Nancy J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TABBERT%20NANCY%20J)
- Location: [Sissonville, WV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WV/Sissonville)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 38.5398° N, 81.6257° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 25320, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7879T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7879T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7879T-2003-05-29

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 172A: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 NYC00LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA099), Mar 26, 2000: Cessna 172 (N7879T), Sissonville, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain runway alignment during takeoff. A factor in the accident was wind gusts.
- [NTSB UNK65X1306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1306), Jan 18, 1965: Cessna 172 (N7879T), Manchester, KY, substantial damage

## 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 20000326019879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000326019879A), Mar 26, 2000: Cessna 172A (N7879T), Sissonville, WV, Substantial damage. (.4)The pilot was executing a takeoff from a 1,100-foot dirt strip for closed traffic when the airplane encountered a gust of wind shortly after becoming…

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