# N5879R: 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: January 9, 1974
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5879R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5879R

## Aircraft that carried N5879R

- [Cancelled 1974-01-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5879R-1974-01-09): Cessna 172G, S/N 17253548. Owner: [Royal Hawaiian Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROYAL%20HAWAIIAN%20AIRWAYS%20INC), [Waimanalo, HI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/HI/Waimanalo)

## NTSB investigations on N5879R (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 OAK74FJA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FJA06), Nov 3, 1973: Cessna 172G (N5879R), Hookena, HI, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5879R (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 19731103036909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731103036909A), Nov 3, 1973: Cessna 172G (N5879R), Hookena, HI, Destroyed. Flt was for hire. Recovered 11/4/73. Dscnd into low clds twice,hit trees 2nd attmpt.

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