N79042
1968 Cessna 172 Skyhawk
N79042 on the FAA register
Timeline
- 2032-03-31Registration expires (renewal due).
- 2025-03-27Certificate of registration issued as N79042 to the current registrant.
- 1969-05-01Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
- 1968Manufactured (1968).
- 1949-06-20N79042 previously assigned to a Douglas DC-3/C-47 (s/n 9394); cancelled.
About N79042
N79042 is a 1968 Cessna 172 Skyhawk (FAA model 172K), serial number 17257837. The FAA register lists N79042 LLC as the registrant in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 27, 2025 and expires on March 31, 2032.
The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 124 knots and a range of about 517 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated May 1, 1969.
No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N79042.
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Accident & incident history
✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N79042.
Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records
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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.
