# N3979X: 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: March 2, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3979X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3979X

## Aircraft that carried N3979X

- [Cancelled 2018-03-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3979X-2018-03-02): Piper PA-28-235, S/N 28-7610002, built 1975. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Ingraham Daniel R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INGRAHAM%20DANIEL%20R), [Yorkville, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Yorkville)

## NTSB investigations on N3979X (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 CEN16LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA021), Oct 24, 2015: Piper PA 28-235 (N3979X), Winneconne, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: An engine compartment fire during landing, which resulted in extensive fire damage, for reasons that could not be determined during examinations of the remaining wreckage.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3979X (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 20151024018599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151024018599A), Oct 24, 2015: Piper PA-28-235 (N3979X), Winneconne, WI, Destroyed. The 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…
- [Incident 20071212831019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071212831019I), Dec 12, 2007: Piper PA28235 (N3979X), Chicago/Aurora, IL, Substantial damage. (-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,…

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