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N79910

N79910 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172K built in 1969. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 4, 2025. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

N79910 is reserved by a private party since May 4, 2025. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.

Cessna 172K cancelled May 4, 2025

Serial number
17258243
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
Year built
1969
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
October 27, 2020
Last FAA action
March 24, 2023
Last owner
Edwards Richard (Individual)
Acampo, CA
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

Consolidated PBY-5A cancelled May 23, 1949

Serial number
500
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
November 19, 1946
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Mackenzie R W (Individual)
Ketchikan, AK
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N79910

WPR25LA082Accident on January 23, 2025 at Columbia, CA: serious injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172K · serial 17258243

A partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

DEN86LA251Accident on September 7, 1986 at Monte Vista, CO: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172K · serial 17258243

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