# N79026: Cessna 172K, registration cancelled 1980-10-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 29, 1980
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17257821
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 6, 1975
- Mode S code: AABAC2
- Owner when cancelled: [Chief Joseph Flying Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHIEF%20JOSEPH%20FLYING%20CLUB%20INC)
- Location: [Bridgeport, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Bridgeport)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79026
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79026-1980-10-29

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 172K: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k.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 SEA78DYP36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYP36), Jun 17, 1978: Cessna 172 (N79026), Cheney, WA, 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 19780617016559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780617016559A), Jun 17, 1978: Cessna 172D (N79026), Cheney, WA, Substantial damage. Hit ditch.

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