# N79407: Cessna 172K, registration cancelled 1971-12-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 3, 1971
- 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: 17258058
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 17, 1969
- Mode S code: AAC959
- Owner when cancelled: [Van Dusen Aircraft Supply Ohio Division Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VAN%20DUSEN%20AIRCRAFT%20SUPPLY%20OHIO%20DIVISION%20INC)
- Location: [Vandalia, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Vandalia)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79407
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79407
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79407-1971-12-03

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 MIA72AM011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72AM011), Aug 13, 1971: Cessna 172K (N79407), Atlanta, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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