N79401 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172K built in 1969. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 9, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Cessna 172K cancelled May 9, 2013
- Serial number
- 17258052
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- 1969
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- May 14, 1980
- Last FAA action
- December 5, 1992
- Last owner
- Sugarbush Air Service INC (Corporation)
St Thomas, VI - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N79401
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172K · serial 17258052
THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND(CFI) TO INITIATE A GO-AROUND AFTER ENCOUNTERING SEVERE TURBULENCE DURING LANDING FLARE AND HIS DECISION TO RAISE THE FLAPS AND REDUCE ENGINE POWER TO IDLE AFTER DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDING WITH A HOUSE.
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