# N79242: 1969 Cessna 172K, registration cancelled 2013-05-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 9, 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: 17257992
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: October 25, 1969
- Certificate issued: June 16, 1979
- Last registry action: December 5, 1982
- Mode S code: AAC272
- Owner when cancelled: [Ed Hawkings Contract Logging](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ED%20HAWKINGS%20CONTRACT%20LOGGING)
- Location: [Sultan, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Sultan)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.8384° N, 121.7662° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98294, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79242
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79242
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79242-2013-05-09

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 SEA80DYE28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYE28), Apr 12, 1980: Cessna 172 (N79242), Concrete, WA, 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 19800412008679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800412008679A), Apr 12, 1980: Cessna 172K (N79242), Concrete, WA, Destroyed. Aircraft crashed after striking powerlines that were 140 feet above ground.

## Other aircraft with N79242

- [Cancelled 1959-12-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79242-1959-12-07): Fairchild PT-26, S/N T42-4248. Owner: [Knutson Ernest O](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KNUTSON%20ERNEST%20O), [Tioga, ND](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ND/Tioga)

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