# N5779N: 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: December 10, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5779N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5779N

## Aircraft that carried N5779N

- [Cancelled 2012-12-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5779N-2012-12-10): Helio HST-550A, S/N 006, built 1972. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Lewes, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Lewes)

## NTSB investigations on N5779N (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 ATL90LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA182), Sep 29, 1990: Helio HST-550A (N5779N), Mobile, AL, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INTENTIONAL ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF WITH A KNOWN TAILWIND COMPONENT. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE TAILWIND, TREES AND UTILITY LINES ON THE DEPARTURE END OF THE TAKEOFF AREA.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5779N (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 19900929043379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900929043379A), Sep 29, 1990: Helio HST550A (N5779N), Mobile, AL, Destroyed. Struck trees and power line departing parking lot with quartering tailwind. Report partial powerloss not confirmed.

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