# N79559: Cessna 172K, registration cancelled 1973-06-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 25, 1973
- 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: 17258174
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 30, 1970
- Mode S code: AACDC1
- Owner when cancelled: [Garrett James L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GARRETT%20JAMES%20L)
- Location: [Decatur, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Decatur)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79559
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79559
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79559-1973-06-25

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 NYC73AN117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN117), Feb 27, 1973: Cessna 172K (N79559), Relief, NC, destroyed, 3 fatal

## 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 19730227003669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730227003669A), Feb 27, 1973: Cessna 172D (N79559), Relief, NC, Destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other aircraft with N79559

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79559-undated): Curtiss Wright C-46A, S/N 30364 (42-96702)

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