# N79438: 1969 Cessna 172K, registration cancelled 2018-03-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 8, 2018
- 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: 17258087
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: March 20, 1990
- Last registry action: May 15, 2013
- Mode S code: AAC9C3
- Owner when cancelled: [Glenmont Aero](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLENMONT%20AERO)
- Location: [Selkirk, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Selkirk)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.5330° N, 73.8136° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 12158, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79438
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79438
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79438-2018-03-08

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 ERA14FA428](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA428), Sep 8, 2014: Cessna 172 (N79438), Selkirk, NY, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20140908017599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140908017599A), Sep 8, 2014: Cessna 172K (N79438), Selkirk, NY, Destroyed, 2 fatal. N79438 departed runway 19 at 4B0. During climbout engine power was lost. Aircraft struck a rail car located in a railway yard adjacent to the end of the…
- [Incident 19861127073039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861127073039I), Nov 27, 1986: Cessna 172K (N79438), Albany, NY. Landed after smoke in cockpit. Found wire to cigarette lighter shorted.
- [Incident 19820706036879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820706036879I), Jul 6, 1982: Cessna 172K (N79438), Sehenectady, NY. Made an emergency landing due to loss of oil pressure and rough running engine. Broken oil pump gear in engine.

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