# N9179D: 1976 Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 2009-02-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 5, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- 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: 17266140
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 26, 2001
- Certificate issued: January 27, 2003
- Last registry action: January 20, 2009
- Mode S code: ACB443
- Owner when cancelled: [Desert Wind Air Service LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DESERT%20WIND%20AIR%20SERVICE%20LLC)
- Location: [Mesa, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Mesa)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4332° N, 111.7136° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85205, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9179D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9179D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9179D-2009-02-05

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 172M: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m.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 SEA07FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07FA012), Oct 25, 2006: Cessna 172M (N9179D), Escalante, UT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. Contributing factors were the pilot's lack of experience of flying on instruments on a dark night and in rainy weather.

## 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 20061024023839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061024023839A), Oct 24, 2006: Cessna 172M (N9179D), Escalante, UT, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) The aircraft was enroute from mesa, AZ to provo, UT. The aircraft was airborne for 3 hours at an altitude of 10,500 feet under a VFR flight plan when it…

## Other aircraft with N9179D

- [Cancelled 1975-05-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9179D-1975-05-05): Piper PA-22-160, S/N 22-6237. Owner: [Bouton Glenn D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOUTON%20GLENN%20D), [Fairbanks, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Fairbanks)

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