# N179B: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: September 10, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=179B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N179B

## Aircraft that carried N179B

- [Cancelled 2014-09-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N179B-2014-09-10): Bell 47G, S/N 33, built 1948. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Hill Wade Allen](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HILL%20WADE%20ALLEN), [Oakland, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Oakland)

## NTSB investigations on N179B (3)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB OAK76DVD44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVD44-154315), Jul 19, 1976: Bell 47G (N179B), Pittsburg, CA, destroyed
- [NTSB OAK76DVG16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVG16), Aug 25, 1975: Bell 47G (N179B), Gold Run, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X3405](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3405), Aug 15, 1964: Bell 47G (N179B), Alameda, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N179B (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19760719023509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760719023509A), Jul 19, 1976: Bell 47G (N179B), Pittsburg, CA, Destroyed. Power loss and vibration cause undetermined due impact damage and long time salt water submersion.
- [Accident 19750825030339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750825030339A), Aug 25, 1975: Bell 47G (N179B), Gold Run, CA, Substantial damage. Da 4000FT.transition to hover ovr river,lost RPM,settled into river.

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