# N79588: 1969 Cessna 172K, registration cancelled 2004-03-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 5, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 17258199
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: February 12, 1972
- Last registry action: January 20, 2004
- Mode S code: AACE29
- Owners when cancelled: [Hardy Herbert](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARDY%20HERBERT), [Guerard Raymond J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GUERARD%20RAYMOND%20J)
- Location: [Sudbury, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Sudbury)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 42.3834° N, 71.4211° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 01776, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79588
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79588
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79588-2004-03-05

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 NYC98FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98FA063), Feb 2, 1998: Cessna 172K (N79588), Boxborough, MA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to remove the frost on the wings before departure, which resulted in a stall

## 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 19980202000879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980202000879A), Feb 2, 1998: Cessna 172K (N79588), Stow, MA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Acft crashed und unk circ in wooded area, pilot suffered fatal inj. Acft was destroyed boxborough, MA. (.4) after departure, a witness observed the Cessna 172…

## Other aircraft with N79588

- [Cancelled 1956-03-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79588-1956-03-16): Cessna T-50, S/N 5441. Owner: [Aero Sky Writing](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERO%20SKY%20WRITING), [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago)

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