# N5979R: 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: March 26, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5979R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5979R

## Aircraft that carried N5979R

- [Cancelled 2013-03-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5979R-2013-03-26): Cessna 172G, S/N 17253648, built 1965. Revoked, canceled. Owner: [Talent Productions Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TALENT%20PRODUCTIONS%20INC), [Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Las%20Vegas)

## NTSB investigations on N5979R (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 LAX79FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA016), Dec 5, 1978: Cessna 172G (N5979R), Cuyamaca, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB OAK76DVW18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVW18), Apr 8, 1976: Cessna 172M (N5979R), Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5979R (2)

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 19781205044839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781205044839A), Dec 5, 1978: Cessna 172D (N5979R), Cuyamaca, CA, Destroyed. Sct to bkn clouds and mod to severe turb below 20000FT,esp ovr mtorecast in area.
- [Accident 19760407008849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760407008849A), Apr 7, 1976: Cessna 172G (N5979R), Las Vegas, NV, Substantial damage. Taxied between DC-9 & B-727.

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