# N2279Y: 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: May 8, 2021
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2279Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2279Y

## Aircraft that carried N2279Y

- [Cancelled 2021-05-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2279Y-2021-05-08): Cameron Balloons Z-65, S/N 6527, built 2008. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Aerial Promotions Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERIAL%20PROMOTIONS%20INC), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- [Cancelled 2004-12-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2279Y-2004-12-06): Cessna 177, S/N 17700079, built 1967. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Gunther Kern](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GUNTHER%20KERN), [San Jose, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Jose)

## NTSB investigations on N2279Y (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 SEA03CA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03CA112), Jun 20, 2003: Cessna 177 (N2279Y), Woodland, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's premature liftoff and his failure to maintain/obtain airspeed and directional control during takeoff.
- [NTSB LAX92LA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA316), Jul 26, 1992: Cessna 177 (N2279Y), Turlock, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOTS POOR PLANNING IN NOT PROPERLY SECURING THE AIRCRAFT WITH TIEDOWNS, CHOCKS OR BRAKES PRIOR TO ATTEMPTING TO START THE ENGINE BY HAND PROPPING.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2279Y (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 20030619012559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030619012559A), Jun 19, 2003: Cessna 177 (N2279Y), Woodland, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) Medical certificate third class, 11/04/02. At 1720 Mr. Kern took off in N2279K from the Woodland, Washington airport. Mr. Kern reported that the aircraft…
- [Accident 19920726030089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920726030089A), Jul 26, 1992: Cessna 177 (N2279Y), Turlock, CA, Substantial damage. Hand propped engine started. Aircraft ran into parked aircraft. Was not chocked or tied down.

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