N61579 — 1975 Cessna 172M

Aircraft record

Serial number

17264654

Manufacturer

Cessna

Model

172M

Year

1975

Category

Fixed wing single-engine

Engine

Lycoming 0-320 Series

Registration

Deregistered

View the FAA registry record for N61579 →

Accident & incident history

1. ERA11FA369Jun 28, 2011Poughkeepsie, NYFatal · 2 fatal

   The pilot’s loss of airplane control due to impairment or incapacitation as a result of coronary artery disease in combination with atrial fibrillation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to report his paroxysmal atrial fibrillation to the Federal Aviation Administration, which would have required follow-up testing that would likely have detected his undiagnosed coronary artery disease.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 1975 Cessna 172M).

1. Sep 7, 2017deregistered — Millbrook Flight Llc

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N61579 was previously assigned to a different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 1975 Cessna 172M above.

• until Apr 30, 1956Cessna UC-78 (s/n 4577)

Frequently asked

Has N61579 been in an accident?

Yes. N61579 appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2011.

What kind of aircraft is N61579?

N61579 is a 1975 Cessna 172M (fixed wing single-engine), serial number 17264654.

Has N61579 been in a fatal accident?

An NTSB record for N61579 (ERA11FA369) is classified with a fatal highest injury level.