# N79225: Cessna 172K, registration cancelled 1981-12-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 10, 1981
- 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: 17257977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 23, 1978
- Mode S code: AAC22F
- Owner when cancelled: [Norvell Henry W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORVELL%20HENRY%20W)
- Location: [Sault Ste Marie, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Sault%20Ste%20Marie)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79225
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79225
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79225-1981-12-10

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 CHI82FEM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FEM04), Nov 16, 1981: Cessna 172 (N79225), Kinross, MI, 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 19811116073959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811116073959A), Nov 16, 1981: Cessna 172 (N79225), Kinross, MI, Substantial damage. Struck trees short of runway on pratice night ILS approach. Had set altimeter in error. No safety pilot.

## Other aircraft with N79225

- [Cancelled 1949-05-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79225-1949-05-19): Cessna T-50, S/N 1211. Owner: [Gorrill Thomas M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GORRILL%20THOMAS%20M), [Plymouth, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Plymouth)

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