# N79942: Cessna 172K, registration cancelled 1971-01-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 15, 1971
- 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: 17258269
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 10, 1969
- Mode S code: AADC73
- Owner when cancelled: [Meagher Arthur J M D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MEAGHER%20ARTHUR%20J%20M%20D)
- Location: [St Louis, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/St%20Louis)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79942
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79942
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79942-1971-01-15

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 MKC71FCA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FCA20), Nov 30, 1970: Cessna 172 (N79942), Chesterfield, MO, destroyed

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