# N179DP: 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: January 20, 1999
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=179DP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N179DP

## Aircraft that carried N179DP

- [Cancelled 1999-01-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N179DP-1999-01-20): Beech 95-B55 (T42A), S/N TC852. Owner: [Hill Welton E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HILL%20WELTON%20E), [Bellville, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Bellville)

## NTSB investigations on N179DP (1)

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 FTW97LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA015), Oct 11, 1996: Beech BE-55B (N179DP), Bellville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed resulting in an inadvertent stall. Factors were the dark night conditions and the pilot's failure to lower the flaps.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N179DP (1)

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 19961010036839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961010036839A), Oct 10, 1996: Beech 95B55 (N179DP), Bellville, TX, Substantial damage. Landing over tall obstructions no flaps. Stalled 12FT AGL. Left wing hit and left gear collapsed. Spar damage. (-23) pilot made an approach over obstacles,…

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