# N7779M: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: January 24, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7779M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7779M

## Aircraft that carried N7779M

- [Cancelled 2018-01-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7779M-2018-01-24): Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, S/N 1229, built 1989. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Arsenault Don S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARSENAULT%20DON%20S), [Round Rock, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Round%20Rock)
- [Cancelled 1974-08-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7779M-1974-08-15): Mooney M20E, S/N 220034. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [Mooney Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOONEY%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Kerrville, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Kerrville)

## NTSB investigations on N7779M (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 CEN11FA422](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA422), Jun 27, 2011: Robinson R22 Beta (N7779M), Del Valle, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The divergence of the main rotor from its normal plane of rotation for reasons that cannot be determined because the pilot’s control inputs leading up to the event are unknown, resulting in mast…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N7779M (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 20110627014989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110627014989A), Jun 27, 2011: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (N7779M), Austin, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. R-22 helicopter flying VFR, helicopter hit pecan tree.
- [Incident 20020314022629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020314022629I), Mar 14, 2002: Robsin R22BETA (N7779M), Austin, TX. (-23) Pilot elected to land on u.t. property (Austin, Texas) after illumination of low fuel light, no injuries or damage.

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