# N79402: 1969 Cessna 172, registration cancelled 1972-02-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 7, 1972
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17258053
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 11, 1970
- Mode S code: AAC954
- Owner when cancelled: [Fowler William A / DBA Twin Oaks Airpark](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FOWLER%20WILLIAM%20A%20%2F%20DBA%20TWIN%20OAKS%20AIRPARK)
- Location: [San Antonio, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/San%20Antonio)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79402
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79402
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79402-1972-02-07

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 172: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172.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 FTW70AF083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70AF083), Jun 21, 1970: Cessna 172K (N79402), New Braunfels, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other aircraft with N79402

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79402): Boeing 737-924, S/N 30119, built 2001

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