# N79103: 1969 Cessna 172K, registration cancelled 2012-10-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 22, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17257883
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: January 17, 1969
- Last registry action: November 6, 1986
- Mode S code: AABE30
- Location: [Oakland, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Oakland)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.8044° N, 122.2708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakland, CA, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79103
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79103
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79103-2012-10-22

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 LAX69A0044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69A0044), Jan 19, 1969: Cessna 172 (N79103), Essex, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N79103

- [Cancelled 1948-10-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79103-1948-10-27): Consolidated Vultee SNV-1, S/N 8436. Owner: [Lewis School Of Aeronautics](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEWIS%20SCHOOL%20OF%20AERONAUTICS), [Lockport, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Lockport)

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