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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N79221

N79221 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". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Cessna 172K cancelled August 28, 2013

Serial number
17257973
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
Year built
1969
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
November 23, 1983
Last FAA action
May 14, 1988
Last owner
Tilford Norman R (Individual)
Liberty, NC
Airworthiness
Standard

Cessna T-50 cancelled August 31, 1951

Serial number
1584
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
September 27, 1948
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Crowe Harvey L (Individual)
St Louis, MO
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N79221

DEN86LA168Accident on June 21, 1986 at Bosler, WY: minor injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172K · serial 17257973

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