# N79883: Cessna 172K, registration cancelled 1981-10-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 14, 1981
- 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: 17258218
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 25, 1977
- Mode S code: AAD949
- Owner when cancelled: [Bornstein Mildred H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BORNSTEIN%20MILDRED%20H)
- Location: [Newton Center, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Newton%20Center)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79883
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79883
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79883-1981-10-14

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 NYC80DNA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DNA05), Dec 8, 1979: Cessna 172K (N79883), Bedford, MA, 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 19791208036139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791208036139A), Dec 8, 1979: Cessna 172K (N79883), Bedford, MA, Substantial damage. Wind blew aircraft over during taxi to park. Pilot departed and landed in severe surface wind condition.

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