# N79073: Cessna 172K, registration cancelled 1970-04-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 15, 1970
- 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: 172 57862
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 18, 1969
- Mode S code: AABB6E
- Owner when cancelled: [Abilene Flite Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ABILENE%20FLITE%20INC)
- Location: [Abilene, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Abilene)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79073
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79073
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79073-1970-04-15

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 FTW70A0008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70A0008), Aug 3, 1969: Cessna 172K (N79073), Fort Worth, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N79073

- [Cancelled 1949-05-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79073-1949-05-19): Consolidated Vultee BT-13A, S/N 7236. Owner: [Kendall Clyde Edwin](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KENDALL%20CLYDE%20EDWIN), [Kirkland, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Kirkland)

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