# N79176: Cessna 172K, registration cancelled 1973-06-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 11, 1973
- 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: 17257936
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 23, 1969
- Mode S code: AABF28
- Owner when cancelled: [Jims Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JIMS%20AIRCRAFT%20INC)
- Location: [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79176
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79176
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79176-1973-06-11

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 LAX73FUM22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUM22), Mar 15, 1973: Cessna 172K (N79176), San Diego, CA, 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 19730315006029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730315006029A), Mar 15, 1973: Cessna 172D (N79176), San Diego, CA, Substantial damage. Acft went und wires,lndd nose wheel first,bounced,nose ovr. Nose strut and wheel broke.

## Other aircraft with N79176

- [Cancelled 1955-10-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79176-1955-10-12): Fairchild M-62A-4, S/N T424141. Owner: [Baltzer Vernon Hayes](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BALTZER%20VERNON%20HAYES)

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