Single-engine piston

N9979

1967 Cessna 172 Skyhawk

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1967
Serial
R1720024
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Dubois County Airport Authority (Government)
Based
Huntingburg, IN
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Registration record

N9979 on the FAA register

Type
1967 Cessna 172 Skyhawk (FAA: Cessna R172E)
Serial
R1720024
Engines
1
Registered owner
Dubois County Airport Authority
Huntingburg, IN
Certificate issued
2025-06-03
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2032-06-30
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
ADF037
Mode S (octal)
53370067
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

  • 2032-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-06-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N9979 to the current registrant.
  • 1967
    Manufactured (1967).
  • 1948-07-14
    N9979 previously assigned to a Travel Air 2000 (s/n 1136); cancelled.
Overview

About N9979

N9979 is a 1967 Cessna 172 Skyhawk (FAA model R172E), serial number R1720024. The FAA register lists Dubois County Airport Authority as the registrant in Huntingburg, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 3, 2025 and expires on June 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston 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.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N9979.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N9979.

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.