# N7979B: Cessna 172, registration cancelled 1991-04-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 30, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 29779
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 14, 1980
- Last registry action: January 31, 1991
- Mode S code: AAD59B
- Owners when cancelled: [Crowell Maxim W DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CROWELL%20MAXIM%20W%20DBA), [Crowell Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CROWELL%20AVIATION)
- Location: [Abernathy, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Abernathy)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8579° N, 101.8815° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79311, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7979B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7979B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7979B-1991-04-30

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 172: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 DEN85LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA100), Mar 19, 1985: Cessna 172 (N7979B), Wesbter, SD, destroyed
- [NTSB FTW67F0453](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0453), Feb 14, 1967: Cessna 172 (N7979B), Carlisle, AR, 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 19850319012919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850319012919A), Mar 19, 1985: Cessna 172 (N7979B), Webster, SD, Destroyed. Bounced on landing, go around, stalled, nosed dived and flipped over on its back.

## Other aircraft with N7979B

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7979B): Air Tractor AT-502B, S/N 502B-2739, built 2011

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