# N79516: Cessna 172K, registration cancelled 1980-10-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 10, 1980
- 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: 17258145
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 19, 1976
- Mode S code: AACD32
- Owner when cancelled: [Johnson Harold L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSON%20HAROLD%20L)
- Location: [Dayton, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Dayton)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79516
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79516
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79516-1980-10-10

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 CHI79FEI29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEI29), Jun 17, 1979: Cessna 172K (N79516), Youngstown, OH, 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 19790617020969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790617020969A), Jun 17, 1979: Cessna 172 (N79516), Youngstown, OH, Substantial damage. Pilot misunderstood clearance & attempted takeoff in wrong direction at night.

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