Cessna 172K — registry & accident history

Recent Cessna 172K accidents

1. N79118Jan 16, 2026No injuries
2. N78938Sep 20, 2025Minor
3. N79306Jun 19, 2025Fatal
4. N84048Feb 9, 2025No injuries

   The student pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during an aborded crosswind landing.

5. N79910Jan 23, 2025Serious
6. N7085GDec 19, 2024No injuries

   The pilot’s loss of aircraft control due to spatial disorientation, and the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision, which resulted in the subsequent overstress of the airplane during recovery.

7. N7037GSep 20, 2024Minor
8. N7058GSep 19, 2024Minor

   The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent total loss of engine power.

Cessna 172K aircraft

• N46643 ’68 •
• N7037G ’69 •
• N7058G ’69 •
• N7085G ’69 •
• N7095G ’69 •
• N78239 ’68 •
• N78242 ’68 •
• N78330 ’68 •
• N78445 ’68 •
• N78938 ’68 •
• N79118 ’69 •
• N79234 ’69 •