# N79221: 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: 17257973
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: November 23, 1983
- Last registry action: May 14, 1988
- Mode S code: AAC22B
- Owner when cancelled: [Tilford Norman R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TILFORD%20NORMAN%20R)
- Location: [Liberty, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Liberty)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.8851° N, 79.5675° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27298, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79221
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79221
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79221-2013-08-28

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 DEN86LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA168), Jun 21, 1986: Cessna 172K (N79221), Bosler, WY, 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 19860621027059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860621027059A), Jun 21, 1986: Cessna 172K (N79221), Bosler, WY, Substantial damage. Could not climb out of ground effect after high density altitude takeoff. Lost lift over a gully,struck the ground.

## Other aircraft with N79221

- [Cancelled 1951-08-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79221-1951-08-31): Cessna T-50, S/N 1584. Owner: [Crowe Harvey L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CROWE%20HARVEY%20L), [St Louis, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/St%20Louis)

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