# N79944: 1969 Cessna 172K, registration cancelled 2003-11-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 8, 2003
- 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: 17258271
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: May 12, 1969
- Certificate issued: May 10, 1973
- Last registry action: September 16, 2003
- Mode S code: AADC75
- Owner when cancelled: [Bell Sky Pilots Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELL%20SKY%20PILOTS%20INC)
- Location: [Reedley, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Reedley)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.6587° N, 119.4013° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93654, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79944
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79944
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79944-2003-11-08

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 LAX02LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA172), May 24, 2002: Cessna 172K (N79944), Lake Thomas A., CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: a partial loss of engine power due to the partial malfunction of the left magneto and leakage of the ignition leads for that magneto, due to inadequate maintenance inspections. Factors in the…

## 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 20020524012589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020524012589A), May 24, 2002: Cessna 172K (N79944), Fresnocounty, CA, No damage. (-23) On 05/24/02 at approximately 0700 stephen a. donaldson, pilot in command of N79944, a CE-172-K, operating under 14 CFR part 91, conducted a forced…

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