# N3979D: 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 30, 1981
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3979D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3979D

## Aircraft that carried N3979D

- [Cancelled 1981-09-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3979D-1981-09-30): Cessna 182A, S/N 34679, built 1957. Owner: [Mccaffrey H Eugene](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCCAFFREY%20H%20EUGENE), [Boulder, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Boulder)

## NTSB investigations on N3979D (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 LAX78FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FA016), Dec 27, 1977: Cessna 182A (N3979D), El Cajon, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3979D (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 19771227038599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771227038599A), Dec 27, 1977: Cessna 182A (N3979D), El Cajon, CA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Fss said VFR flt not recommended. Flew into mtn. Recovery date 12/29/77.

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