# N79049: Cessna 172K, registration cancelled 1974-01-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 21, 1974
- 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: 17257842
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 4, 1969
- Mode S code: AABB0B
- Owner when cancelled: [M H Spinks Enterprises Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/M%20H%20SPINKS%20ENTERPRISES%20INC)
- Location: [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79049
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79049
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79049-1974-01-21

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 FTW74AF035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74AF035), Nov 4, 1973: Cessna 172K (N79049), Cherokee, TX, 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 19731104038549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731104038549A), Nov 4, 1973: Cessna 172K (N79049), Cherokee, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Recovery date 11/21/73.

## Other aircraft with N79049

- [Cancelled 1950-07-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79049-1950-07-28): North American AT-6A, S/N 78-6654. Owner: [North American Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTH%20AMERICAN%20AVIATION%20INC), [Los Angeles, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Angeles)

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