# N2279C: 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: July 11, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2279C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2279C

## Aircraft that carried N2279C

- [Cancelled 2013-07-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2279C-2013-07-11): Bensen B-8M, S/N 3626, built 1968. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Wenatchee, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Wenatchee)

## NTSB investigations on N2279C (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 SEA83LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA158), Jul 23, 1983: Bensen B8M (N2279C), Wenatchee, WA, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2279C (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 19830723035149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830723035149A), Jul 23, 1983: Amtrbx BENSENB8M (N2279C), Wenatchee, WA, Substantial damage. Student pilot did not maintain forward speed and subsequently lost rotor RPM causing crash.

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