N79944 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172K built in 1969. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 8, 2003. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Cessna 172K cancelled November 8, 2003
- Serial number
- 17258271
- 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
- May 10, 1973
- Last FAA action
- September 16, 2003
- Last owner
- Bell Sky Pilots INC (Corporation)
Reedley, CA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N79944
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172K · serial 17258271
a partial loss of engine power due to the partial malfunction of the left magneto and leakage of the ignition leads for that magneto, due to inadequate maintenance inspections. Factors in the accident include the high density altitude, the maintenance personnel's failure to accomplish a service bulletin, and the effects of the pilot's manipulation of the mixture and carburetor heat controls.
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