# N26979: 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: March 25, 2011
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=26979
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26979

## Aircraft that carried N26979

- [Cancelled 2011-03-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26979-2011-03-25): Cessna 195B, S/N 7962. Assigned, pending cancellation
- [Cancelled 1981-05-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26979-1981-05-21): Gulfstream American AA-5A, S/N AA5A-0857, built 1979. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Memphis Aircraft Sales Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MEMPHIS%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES%20INC), [Memphis, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Memphis)
- [Cancelled 1959-07-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26979-1959-07-08): Piper J5A, S/N 5-14. Owner: [Virgil Lee Morris](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VIRGIL%20LEE%20MORRIS), [La Frank, WV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WV/La%20Frank)

## NTSB investigations on N26979 (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 NYC80FFA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FFA16), May 25, 1980: Grunman AA-5A (N26979), Glens Falls, NY, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N26979 (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 19800525018309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800525018309A), May 25, 1980: Gulstm AA5A (N26979), Glens Falls, NY, Substantial damage. Student pilot made hard landing in gusty wind. Lost directional control, veered off runway.

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