# N2979X: 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: August 13, 1992
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2979X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2979X

## Aircraft that carried N2979X

- [Cancelled 1992-08-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2979X-1992-08-13): Cessna 177, S/N 17700379. Owner: [Torcivia Louis S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TORCIVIA%20LOUIS%20S), [Marietta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Marietta)

## NTSB investigations on N2979X (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 ATL90FA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA119), May 26, 1990: Cessna 177 (N2979X), Canton, GA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE INTENTIONAL FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS BY THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2979X (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 19900526017399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900526017399A), May 26, 1990: Cessna 177 (N2979X), Canton, GA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. VFR pilot lost control and dived vertically to ground. No power on impact. Low clouds and haze in area.

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