# N179DD: 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: August 5, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=179DD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N179DD

## Aircraft that carried N179DD

- [Cancelled 2013-08-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N179DD-2013-08-05): Beech F33A, S/N CE-743, built 1977. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)

## NTSB investigations on N179DD (2)

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 FTW97LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA297), Aug 3, 1997: Beech F33A (N179DD), Creede, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's intentional low altitude flight over mountainous terrain, inadequate altitude to clear surrounding obstacles, and his misjudging vertical clearance. A factor was the pilot's use of an…
- [NTSB CHI90LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA115), Apr 20, 1990: Beech F33A (N179DD), Milwaukee, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE UTILIZATION OF IMPROPER PROCEDURES ON THE PART OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND BY ATTEMPTING TO EXECUTE A COUPLED APPROACH OUTSIDE THE PARAMETERS OF THE AUTOPILOT.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N179DD (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 19970803048139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970803048139A), Aug 3, 1997: Beech F33A (N179DD), Creede, CO, Substantial damage. (-16) Airman competency: pilot was navigating under VFR conditions using a wac chart, not a sectional chart. Wac charts do not have contour lines. He thought…
- [Accident 19900420010469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900420010469A), Apr 20, 1990: Beech F33A (N179DD), Milwaukee, WI, Substantial damage. High on coupled approach. Letdown at 2000 fpm. Auto pilot overcontrolled intercepting glide path. Airframe damaged.

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