Single-engine piston

N79306

1969 Cessna 172 Skyhawk

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1969
Serial
17258032
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
La Partnership (Partnership)
Based
Billings, MT
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Registration record

N79306 on the FAA register

Type
1969 Cessna 172 Skyhawk (FAA: Cessna 172K)
Serial
17258032
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
La Partnership
Billings, MT
Certificate issued
2017-04-03
Airworthiness date
1969-03-04
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
AAC5A1
Mode S (octal)
52542641
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
517 nm
Cruise (type)
124 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-06-19
    Accident at Billings, MT; damage: substantial.
  • 2017-04-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N79306.
  • 1969-03-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N79306

N79306 is a 1969 Cessna 172 Skyhawk (FAA model 172K), serial number 17258032. The FAA register lists La Partnership as the registrant in Billings, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 3, 2017 and expires on April 30, 2030.

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 March 4, 1969.

N79306 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Cruise
124 kt
Range
517 nm
Power / thrust (each)
180
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,630 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,335 ft
Fuel burn
10 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

2025-06-19 Accident · Billings, MT Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · WPR25FA182
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172
Preliminary report: On June 19, 2025, at 1412 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 172K airplane, N79306, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Billings, Montana. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 personal flight. Preliminary ADS-B data provided by the Federal Aviation Administration showed that the airplane departed Ostlunds Airport, Billings, Montana at 1407 in a climbing left turn to the southeast. At 1411 the airplane overflew a private ranch and the flight track subsequently ended at 1412 about 230 ft southeast of the accident site. The airplane came to rest underneath a set of damaged power distribution lines on…
NTSB report ↗

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.