# N21979: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 3
- Last cancelled: April 24, 2021
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=21979
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21979

## Aircraft that carried N21979

- [Cancelled 2021-04-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21979-2021-04-24): Cessna 150L, S/N 15074585, built 1973. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Crystal, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Crystal)
- [Cancelled 1948-03-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21979-1948-03-01): Curtiss YP-60-E, S/N 27691. Owner: [Desanto Cornelia B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DESANTO%20CORNELIA%20B), [Elizabeth, WV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WV/Elizabeth)
- [Cancelled 1928-01-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21979-1928-01-21): Gruman GRUMAN BABY, S/N A-276

## NTSB investigations on N21979 (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 GAA19CA543](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA543), Sep 12, 2019: Cessna 150 (N21979), Memphis, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action during landing, which resulted in a loss of airplane control and impact with terrain.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N21979 (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 20190912012999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190912012999A), Sep 12, 2019: Cessna 150L (N21979), Memphis, TN, Substantial damage. * On September 12, 2019 approx. 0845[privacy data omitted] was giving [privacy data omitted] flight instruction in a Cessna-150. * On the final approach that…
- [Incident 19910714033169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910714033169I), Jul 14, 1991: Cessna 150L (N21979), Stafford, KS. Aircraft ran out of fuel on a crosscountry flight. Forced landing in a hay field.

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