N7879N is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna R172E built in 1967. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 8, 2022. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
N7879N is reserved by a private party since January 8, 2022. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.
Cessna R172E cancelled January 8, 2022
- Serial number
- R172-0270
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1967
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- October 25, 1967
- Last FAA action
- April 12, 2018
- Last owner
- United States Air Force Owner (Government)
Peterson Afb, CO - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N7879N
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna R172E · serial R172-0270
An inflight loss of control on landing approach due to encountering a down-draft, and the pilot's failure to take timely action to abandon the approach and perform a go-around.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site