# N79505: 1969 Cessna 172K, registration cancelled 2013-06-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 10, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 17258137
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 8, 1971
- Last registry action: May 27, 2003
- Mode S code: AACD0E
- Location: [Dayton, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Dayton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.6984° N, 84.2295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 45439, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79505
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79505
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79505-2013-06-10

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 SEA93LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA093), Apr 14, 1993: Cessna 172K (N79505), Pony, MT, destroyed. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER PREFLT PLANNING BY THE PIC AND HIS FAILURE TO ATTAIN TAKEOFF AIRSPEED DURING GROUND ROLL ON A SOFT SNOW COVERED AIRSTRIP. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SOFT SNOW ON THE…

## 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 19930414009319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930414009319A), Apr 14, 1993: Cessna 172K (N79505), Pony, MT, Destroyed. Tried to depart in three inches of wet snow on Private strip. Failed to accelerate. Ran off end into a ditch.

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