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N79523

N79523 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172K built in 1969. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 14, 2023. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

N79523 is reserved by a private party since January 14, 2023. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.

Cessna 172K cancelled January 14, 2023

Serial number
17258148
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
Year built
1969
Last status
Sale reported, canceled
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
January 28, 2022
Last owner
Sale Reported (Individual)
Crystal, MN
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

Cessna T-50 cancelled March 24, 1950

Serial number
4103
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
June 20, 1947
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Kentucky Air Transport INC (Corporation)
Louisville, KY
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N79523

WPR21LA241Accident on June 20, 2021 at Moose Creek Ranger Station, ID: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172 · serial 17258148

The pilot’s improper landing flare which resulted in a bounced hard landing and subsequent nose over.

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