# N2879U: 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: September 3, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2879U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2879U

## Aircraft that carried N2879U

- [Cancelled 2014-09-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2879U-2014-09-03): Cessna 172D, S/N 17250479, built 1963. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Minneapolis, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Minneapolis)

## NTSB investigations on N2879U (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 ERA13LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA037), Oct 20, 2012: Cessna 172D (N2879U), Indian Trail, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper use of flaps for takeoff, which resulted in the airplane’s failure to attain adequate climb airspeed and subsequent collision will trees during takeoff.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2879U (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 20121020022489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121020022489A), Oct 20, 2012: Cessna 172D (N2879U), Indian Trail, NC, Substantial damage. October 20, 2012, PIC [privacy data omitted] of N2879U, CE-172-D took off from airport 28A on runway 22. A total of four persons were on board. One pilot and 3…
- [Incident 20110722017809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110722017809I), Jul 22, 2011: Cessna 172D (N2879U), Indian Trail, NC, Minor damage. [privacy data omitted], Was practicing emergency procedures with a student. Upon reduction of power to simulate engine failure the student selected a dirt road…

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