# N56979: 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: May 6, 2009
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=56979
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56979

## Aircraft that carried N56979

- [Cancelled 2009-05-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56979-2009-05-06): Piper PA-28-151, S/N 28-7415031, built 1973. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)

## NTSB investigations on N56979 (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 CHI82DA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA052), Feb 15, 1982: Piper PA-28-151 (N56979), Monee, IL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N56979 (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 19820215004369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820215004369A), Feb 15, 1982: Piper PA28151 (N56979), Monee, IL, Substantial damage. Lost directional control at about liftoff. Hit snowbank. Frozen snow ridges on runway. Pilot left leg prothesis.

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