# N79542: Cessna 172K, registration cancelled 2013-04-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 30, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17258162
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 31, 1996
- Last registry action: July 15, 2008
- Mode S code: AACD97
- Owner when cancelled: [Gieger Richard G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GIEGER%20RICHARD%20G)
- Location: [Lakeview, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Lakeview)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.5179° N, 83.9216° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 43331, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79542
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79542
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79542-2013-04-30

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 MIA91LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA161), Jun 12, 1991: Cessna 172K (N79542), Jacksonville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE OIL COOLER RESULTING IN OIL EXHAUSTION. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN.

## 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 19910612021389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910612021389A), Jun 12, 1991: Cessna 172K (N79542), Jacksonville, FL, Substantial damage. Lost oil pressure. Engine siezed. Nosed over on forced landing. Oil cooler cracked from fatigue. Lost oil.

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