# N5279B: 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 8, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5279B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5279B

## Aircraft that carried N5279B

- [Cancelled 2013-04-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5279B-2013-04-08): Mooney M20, S/N 1142, built 1957. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Brown Rory Lee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BROWN%20RORY%20LEE), [Phoenix, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Phoenix)

## NTSB investigations on N5279B (2)

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 DEN88FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88FA115), May 28, 1988: Mooney M20 (N5279B), Jamestown, CO, destroyed, 3 fatal
- [NTSB CHI66F0629](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0629), Mar 20, 1966: Mooney M20 (N5279B), Indianapolis, IN, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5279B (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 19880529016279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880529016279A), May 29, 1988: Mooney M20 (N5279B), Jamestown, CO, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Wreckage was found in a creek bed in mountain terrain. Had struck trees prior to ground impact.

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