N79046 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172K. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 17, 1992. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 172K cancelled November 17, 1992
- Serial number
- 17257839
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- November 7, 1986
- Last FAA action
- October 22, 1992
- Last owner
- Kaluza Philip R (Individual)
Nome, AK - Airworthiness
- None on file
Cessna AT-17 cancelled March 2, 1949
- Serial number
- 3473
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- August 14, 1946
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Stokes Charles A (Individual)
Atlanta, GA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N79046
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172 · serial 17257839
THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE GUSTING CROSSWINDS AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN THIS TYPE OPERATION.
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