# N79029: Cessna 172K, registration cancelled 1981-10-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 14, 1981
- 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: 17257824
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 4, 1971
- Mode S code: AABAC5
- Owner when cancelled: [Brodhead John R Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRODHEAD%20JOHN%20R%20JR)
- Location: [Plano, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Plano)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79029
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79029
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79029-1981-10-14

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 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 FTW79FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA028-201217), Dec 19, 1978: Cessna 172K (N79029), Austin, TX, destroyed, 3 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 19781219044109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781219044109A), Dec 19, 1978: Cessna 172D (N79029), Austin, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Pilots blood alcohol content 109MG gastric content 679MG

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