# N79411: Cessna 172K, registration cancelled 1994-03-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 16, 1994
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17258062
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 19, 1984
- Last registry action: February 16, 1994
- Mode S code: AAC976
- Owners when cancelled: [Atkinson Thomas H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ATKINSON%20THOMAS%20H), [Allen George W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALLEN%20GEORGE%20W), [Griffin John J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRIFFIN%20JOHN%20J), [Schmidt Paul A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHMIDT%20PAUL%20A)
- Location: [Fremont, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Fremont)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 37.5014° N, 121.9568° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94538, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79411
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79411
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79411-1994-03-16

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 LAX93FA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA110), Feb 7, 1993: Cessna 172K (N79411), Gorman, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND CONTINUED VISUAL FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS

## 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 19930207001889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930207001889A), Feb 7, 1993: Cessna 172K (N79411), Gorman, CA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Flew into side of cloud obscured mountain while following highway under clouds in fog. VFR not advised in briefing.

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