# N79188: Cessna 172K, registration cancelled 1974-10-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 11, 1974
- 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: 17257944
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 19, 1972
- Mode S code: AABF4D
- Owner when cancelled: [Kodiak Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KODIAK%20AIRWAYS%20INC)
- Location: [Kodiak, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Kodiak)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79188
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79188
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79188-1974-10-11

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 ANC75DAG19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75DAG19), Aug 18, 1974: Cessna 172 (N79188), Kodiak, AK, destroyed

## 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 19740818028349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740818028349A), Aug 18, 1974: Cessna 172K (N79188), Kodiak, AK, Destroyed. Pilot made low pass over ship and mushed out of turn into water

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