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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N79041

N79041 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172K built in 1968. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 22, 2012. The last status on file was "sale reported, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Cessna 172K cancelled October 22, 2012

Serial number
17257836
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
Year built
1968
Last status
Sale reported, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
October 15, 1991
Last owner
Sale Reported (Individual)
Xxx, OK
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

Curtiss Wright C-46A cancelled October 31, 1952

Serial number
47
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Stevens W L (Individual)
New Orleans, LA
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N79041

NYC87LA143Accident on June 28, 1987 at Block Island, RI: minor injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172 · serial 17257836

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