# N4779Y: 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: April 11, 1983
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4779Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4779Y

## Aircraft that carried N4779Y

- [Cancelled 1983-04-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4779Y-1983-04-11): Piper PA-25-260, S/N 25-4546, built 1968. Owner: [Hood Melvyn](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOOD%20MELVYN), [Mesa, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Mesa)

## NTSB investigations on N4779Y (4)

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 SEA81FYP05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FYP05), Jan 30, 1981: Piper PA-25 (N4779Y), Mesa, WA, destroyed
- [NTSB OAK77DVD25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVD25), Mar 8, 1977: Piper PA-25 (N4779Y), Healdsburg, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK74DVD36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVD36), May 20, 1974: Piper PA-25 (N4779Y), Healdsburg, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK70D0069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70D0069), Jun 20, 1969: Piper PA-25 (N4779Y), Tulelake, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4779Y (3)

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 19810130002339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810130002339A), Jan 30, 1981: Piper PA25260 (N4779Y), Mesa, WA, Destroyed. Stalled and spun in during procedure turn-around from spray run. First spray application runs.
- [Accident 19770308004759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770308004759A), Mar 8, 1977: Piper PA25260 (N4779Y), Healdsburg, CA, Substantial damage. Exh stack broke off aft of #6 cyl.
- [Accident 19740520020229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740520020229A), May 20, 1974: Piper PA25260 (N4779Y), Healdsburg, CA, Substantial damage. Collision with grape vines and iron posts. Oil line ovrhtd & separated.

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