# N6979E: 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 8, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6979E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6979E

## Aircraft that carried N6979E

- [Cancelled 2018-01-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6979E-2018-01-08): Cessna 175A, S/N 56479, built 1960. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Hall Widdoss & Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HALL%20WIDDOSS%20%26%20CO%20INC), [Spearfish, SD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SD/Spearfish)

## NTSB investigations on N6979E (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 CEN12CA658](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA658), Sep 25, 2012: Cessna 175A (N6979E), Spearfish, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed decision to abandon the landing attempt, which resulted in the airplane colliding with rising terrain.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N6979E (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 20120925025229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120925025229A), Sep 25, 2012: Cessna 175A (N6979E), Spearfish, SD, Destroyed. On September 25, 2012, at approximately at 1800 MDT a Cessna 175 executed a forced landing approximately 12 miles west of Spearfish, south dakota. VFR…

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