# N79173: 1969 Cessna 172K, registration cancelled 2013-08-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 28, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, 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: 17257935
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: February 5, 1969
- Certificate issued: November 2, 1978
- Last registry action: August 31, 1985
- Mode S code: AABF25
- Owner when cancelled: [Stanley Roger H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STANLEY%20ROGER%20H)
- Location: [Sturgeon Bay, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Sturgeon%20Bay)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.8436° N, 87.3728° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 54235, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79173
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79173
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79173-2013-08-28

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 MKC83FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA025), Nov 25, 1982: Cessna 172K (N79173), Oxford, NE, destroyed, 3 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 19821125060029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821125060029A), Nov 25, 1982: Cessna 172K (N79173), Oxford, NE, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Pilot was flying low over relatives house, pulled up into steep climb, aircraft stalled, and crashed.

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