# N5979X: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 3
- Last cancelled: August 31, 2022
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5979X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5979X

## Aircraft that carried N5979X

- [Cancelled 2022-08-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5979X-2022-08-31): Yakovlev YAK 52, S/N 833010, built 1983. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Card Roy R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARD%20ROY%20R), [Deltona, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Deltona)
- [Cancelled 2003-10-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5979X-2003-10-29): S C Aerostar S A YAK-52, S/N 862705. Owner: [Card Roy R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARD%20ROY%20R), [Voorheesville, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Voorheesville)
- [Cancelled 1971-05-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5979X-1971-05-07): Brantly B-2, S/N 122. Owner: [Vetter Robert L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VETTER%20ROBERT%20L), [Lodi, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Lodi)

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5979X (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.

- [Incident 20150608011499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150608011499I), Jun 8, 2015: Yakovlev YAK 52 (N5979X), New Smyrna Beac, FL, Minor damage. The non rated passenger inadvertently moved the gear selector to the up position causing the right main gear to collapse while the aircraft was on the ground.

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