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N3979X

Not registered

N-number · 1 earlier aircraft

Open in FAA registry

Registered now: No
Earlier aircraft: 1
Last cancelled: March 2, 2018

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026. The mark may be reserved or free to assign.

Aircraft that carried N3979X · 1

The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled. No aircraft carries N3979X now.

2018Piper PA-28-235 · S/N 28-7610002Cancelled Mar 2, 2018 · Registration expired, pending cancellation · Built 1975 · Ingraham Daniel R, Yorkville, IL

NTSB investigations on N3979X · 1

Of this N-number, whichever aircraft carried it.

NTSB CEN16LA021Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA 28-235 · Winneconne, WIAn engine compartment fire during landing, which resulted in extensive fire damage, for reasons that could not be determined during examinations of the remaining wreckage.Oct 24, 2015 · Substantial damage

FAA incident reports on N3979X · 2

Filed on this N-number, whichever aircraft carried it. Each report names the aircraft it was matched to.

Accident 20151024018599APiper PA-28-235 · Winneconne, WIThe pilot reported that aircraft emitted smoke from under the engine cowl on final approach and the engine quit running upon touchdown on runway. After landing the aircraft became ingulfed in a ground fire.Oct 24, 2015 · Destroyed Incident 20071212831019IPiper PA28235 · Chicago/Aurora, IL(-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] moved by hand the propeller of Piper PA-28-235, N3979X, at Aurora Municipal Airport, Aurora, Illinois, at 1242 CST, December 12, 2007 to determine why the starter was not engaging. Nobody was aboard the airplane when the…Dec 12, 2007 · Substantial damage