N6079A1956 Cessna 172
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19822 ADs may apply2 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Individual owner
- City, state
- Hartford, SD
- Airworthiness
- Standard
- Airworthiness date
- Aug 24, 1965
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Cessna
- Model
- 172
- Year
- 1956
- Serial number
- 28679
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 4
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- A7E4D4
Engine
- Make and model
- Cont Motor 0-300 Ser
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 145 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- until nowIndividual ownerHartford, SD · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (2)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-10-09 | Cessna Aircraft Company Models 150, 152, 170, 172, 175, 177, 180, 182, 185, 188, 190… | Jun 17, 2011 | Airframe (172) |
| 2008-10-02 | Cessna Aircraft Company 172, 175, 180, 182, 185, 206, 207, 208, 210, and 303 Series… | May 12, 2008 | Airframe (172)Certain serial numbers: 172S 172S10672–172S10674; 172S 172S10676; 172S 172S10678–172S10680; 172S 172S10682; 172S 172S10683; 172S 172S10685; …. Only with: Applies only to airplanes that have a P/N 2013142-18 alternate static air source selector valve installed after November 19, 2007. |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (2)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Reciprocating engine · oil pump · bushing defectOct 31, 1995
DURING MAJOR OVERHAUL, REAR CASE/OIL PUMP ASSY AND GEARS REWORKED. ENGINE HAD GOOD OIL PRESSURE, BUT AT OIL CHANGE, PUMP WOULD NOT PRIME ITSELF. DISSASSEMBLY REVEALED PUMP BUSHINGS WERE .004 INCH OUT OF CENTER AND ALLOWED TOO MUCH CLEARANCE ON ONE SIDE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Reciprocating engine · guide · excess wearSep 22, 1995
NEW CYLINDERS FOR ENGINE ONLY LASTED FOR 85 HOURS WHEN EXHAUST GUIDES EXHIBITED EXCESS WEAR.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026