# N2779B: 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: March 16, 2005
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2779B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2779B

## Aircraft that carried N2779B

- [Cancelled 2005-03-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2779B-2005-03-16): Bell 206B, S/N 2819, built 1978. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Msi Helicopters Leasing Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MSI%20HELICOPTERS%20LEASING%20INC), [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)
- [Cancelled 1971-10-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2779B-1971-10-26): Aero Commander 560-A, S/N 279. Owner: [Thomas Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THOMAS%20AVIATION%20INC), [Seaford, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Seaford)

## NTSB investigations on N2779B (3)

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 DEN02FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02FA065), Jun 27, 2002: Bell 206BIII (N2779B), Raton, NM, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance of the static wire. Factors were the static wire, and the glaring sunlight condition.
- [NTSB FTW94LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA110), Mar 27, 1994: Bell 206B (N2779B), Belen, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE HARD LANDING DUE TO A DELAYED FLARE AND IMPROPER TOUCHDOWN. A FACTOR WAS THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.
- [NTSB MIA72AM025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72AM025), Sep 15, 1971: Aero Comdr 560-A (N2779B), Jackson, MS, destroyed, 5 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2779B (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 20020627013869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020627013869A), Jun 27, 2002: Bell 206B (N2779B), Raton, NM, No damage, 2 fatal. (.19) On June 27, 2002, at 0758 mountain daylight time, a Bell 206BIII helicopter, N2779B, was destroyed following impact with transmission lines while…
- [Accident 19940327006799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940327006799A), Mar 27, 1994: Bell 206B (N2779B), Belen, NM, Substantial damage. Lost power en route. Made hard landing. Damaged skids. Fuselage. Rotors chopped off tailboom P3 line leaking.

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