# N79504: Cessna 172K, registration cancelled 1989-03-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 17, 1989
- 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: 17258136
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: AACD0D
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79504
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79504
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79504-1989-03-17

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 LAX85LA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA349), Aug 15, 1985: Cessna 172K (N79504), Santa Paula, CA, substantial damage

## 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 19850815038819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850815038819A), Aug 15, 1985: Cessna 172K (N79504), Santa Paula, CA, Substantial damage. Flew into a narrow box canyon. Impacted ground nose down. Probable stall. Pilot has no memory of entering canyon.

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