# N79046: Cessna 172K, registration cancelled 1992-11-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 17, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17257839
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 7, 1986
- Last registry action: October 22, 1992
- Mode S code: AABB08
- Owner when cancelled: [Kaluza Philip R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KALUZA%20PHILIP%20R)
- Location: [Nome, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Nome)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 64.7421° N, 164.6570° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99762, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79046
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79046
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79046-1992-11-17

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 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 ANC92LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA182), Sep 30, 1992: Cessna 172 (N79046), Taylor Road, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE GUSTING CROSSWINDS AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN THIS TYPE OPERATION.

## 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 19920930039309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920930039309A), Sep 30, 1992: Cessna 172K (N79046), Taylor Road, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot attempting landing on Road. Wind gust caused aircraft to settle in trees on second landing attempt.

## Other aircraft with N79046

- [Cancelled 1949-03-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79046-1949-03-02): Cessna AT-17, S/N 3473. Owner: [Stokes Charles A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STOKES%20CHARLES%20A), [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta)

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