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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N79179

N79179 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172K built in 1969. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 4, 2015. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Cessna 172K cancelled May 4, 2015

Serial number
17257938
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
Year built
1969
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
February 18, 1987
Last FAA action
March 10, 1990
Last owner
Guest James (Individual)
Moline, IL
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

NTSB accident and incident record under N79179

MKC87LA076Accident on April 5, 1987 at Muscatine, IA: no injuries, destroyed.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172 · serial 17257938

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