# N1879W: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: June 20, 2011
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1879W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1879W

## Aircraft that carried N1879W

- [Cancelled 2011-06-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1879W-2011-06-20): Hughes TH-55, S/N 6418140. Assigned, pending cancellation
- [Cancelled 1991-01-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1879W-1991-01-25): Piper PA-31T2, S/N 31T8166065. Owner: [Century Life Of America](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CENTURY%20LIFE%20OF%20AMERICA), [Waverly, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Waverly)

## NTSB investigations on N1879W (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 CHI91FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA035), Nov 29, 1990: Piper PA-31T2 (N1879W), Des Moines, IA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES BY NOT FEATHERING THE LEFT ENGINE AFTER IT LOST POWER AND/OR WAS SHUT DOWN, AND HIS FAILURE TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT AT OR ABOVE THE MINIMUM CONTROL AIRSPEED…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N1879W (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 19901129052179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901129052179A), Nov 29, 1990: Piper PA31T2 (N1879W), Des Moines, IA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Lost left engine on final, made steep left turn, rolled prior impact. Gear up and slow on final.

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