# N5279S: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: September 12, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5279S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5279S

## Aircraft that carried N5279S

- [Cancelled 2012-09-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5279S-2012-09-12): Yakovlev YAK-55M, S/N 920403, built 1992. Registration pending, canceled. Owner: [Saint George, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Saint%20George)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5279S-undated): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 2826909. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## NTSB investigations on N5279S (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 CHI85LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA299), Jul 19, 1985: Piper PA-28-140 (N5279S), Big Falls, MN, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5279S (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 19850719032879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850719032879A), Jul 19, 1985: Piper PA28140 (N5279S), Big Falls, MN, Substantial damage. Short field takeoff from sod runway. Unable to maintain climb after reaching trees at departure end. Struck trees.

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