# N79005: Cessna 172, registration cancelled 1977-09-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 2, 1977
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17257802
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 10, 1975
- Mode S code: AABA7B
- Owner when cancelled: [Pitts Harold C & Jeannette I](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PITTS%20HAROLD%20C%20%26%20JEANNETTE%20I)
- Location: [Pelham, NH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NH/Pelham)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79005
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79005
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79005-1977-09-02

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 172: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172.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 NYC77FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA066), Jun 13, 1977: Cessna 172K (N79005), Nantucket, MA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19770613018209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770613018209A), Jun 13, 1977: Cessna 172K (N79005), Nantucket, MA, Destroyed. Plt observed drinking alcohol, smoking marijuanaprior to flt. Inj index presumed. Recovered 6/21/77.

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