# N79078: Cessna 172K, registration cancelled 1982-04-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 14, 1982
- 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: 17257866
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 30, 1977
- Mode S code: AABB73
- Owner when cancelled: [Womble Sanford](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WOMBLE%20SANFORD)
- Location: [Fisher, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Fisher)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79078
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79078
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79078-1982-04-14

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 FTW81DPG19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPG19), Apr 26, 1981: Cessna 172 (N79078), Bay, AR, substantial damage

## 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 19810426018949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810426018949A), Apr 26, 1981: Cessna 172K (N79078), Bay, AR, Substantial damage. Lost power. Nosed over landing in rough field. Found one magneto dead. Other weak spark.

## Other aircraft with N79078

- [Cancelled 1950-01-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79078-1950-01-30): Curtiss Wright C-46, S/N 180. Exported to Costa Rica. Owner: [Stevens W L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STEVENS%20W%20L), [New Orleans, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/New%20Orleans)

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