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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N79173

N79173 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172K built in 1969. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 28, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Cessna 172K cancelled August 28, 2013

Serial number
17257935
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
Year built
1969
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
November 2, 1978
Last FAA action
August 31, 1985
Last owner
Stanley Roger H (Individual)
Sturgeon Bay, WI
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

NTSB accident and incident record under N79173

MKC83FA025Accident on November 25, 1982 at Oxford, NE: fatal, destroyed (3 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172K · serial 17257935

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