N79491 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172K built in 1969. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 6, 2004. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Cessna 172K cancelled May 6, 2004
- Serial number
- 17258128
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- 1969
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- June 4, 1998
- Last FAA action
- March 16, 2004
- Last owner
- Omega Protein CORP (Corporation)
Hammond, LA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N79491
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172K · serial 17258128
The failure of the pilot to transfer fuel from the auxiliary fuel tank to the right main fuel tank in-flight resulting in total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
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