# N79069: Cessna 172K, registration cancelled 1986-10-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 29, 1986
- 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: 17257859
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 14, 1978
- Mode S code: AABB51
- Owner when cancelled: [Verbanac Edward B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VERBANAC%20EDWARD%20B)
- Location: [Random Lake, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Random%20Lake)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79069
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79069
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79069-1986-10-29

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 CHI86FA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FA174), Jul 20, 1986: Cessna 172K (N79069), Random Lake, WI, 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 19860720038489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860720038489A), Jul 20, 1986: Cessna STC172 (N79069), Random Lake, WI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The engine lost power and the aircraft struck trees during forced landing. Worn camshaft lifters, metal in the oil.

## Other aircraft with N79069

- [Cancelled 1956-11-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79069-1956-11-07): Stinson V77, S/N 77-162. Owner: [Alaska Airlines](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALASKA%20AIRLINES), [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)

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