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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N79931

N79931 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172K. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 10, 1991. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

Cessna 172K cancelled October 10, 1991

Serial number
17258258
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
Year built
—
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
April 14, 1988
Last FAA action
March 22, 1991
Last owner
L Sheffels And Sons INC (Corporation)
Hillsboro, OR
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N79931

SEA90FA091Accident on June 3, 1990 at Tacoma, WA: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172K · serial 17258258

THE PILOT DID NOT ADEQUATELY MAINTAIN A PROPER GLIDE PATH FOR LANDING WHICH RESULTED IN AN INFLIGHT COLLISION WITH A TREE.

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