# N7779S: 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: September 6, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7779S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7779S

## Aircraft that carried N7779S

- [Cancelled 2012-09-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7779S-2012-09-06): Schweizer SGS 2-33A, S/N 149, built 1969. Registration pending, canceled. Owner: [Waialua, HI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/HI/Waialua)

## NTSB investigations on N7779S (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 LAX94LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA027), Oct 28, 1993: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N7779S), Mokuleia, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's misjudgement of descent rate and terrain clearance while manuevering along a ridgeline. Factors in the accident were the downdrafts and the mountainous/hilly nature of the terrain.
- [NTSB LAX70D0155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70D0155), Oct 4, 1969: Schweizer 2-33 (N7779S), Pearblossom, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N7779S (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 19931027041019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931027041019A), Oct 27, 1993: Scwzer SGS233A (N7779S), Mokuleia, HI, Substantial damage. Right wing struck tree while soaring near a ridge. Encountered downdraft. Remained airborne. Returned to hdh.

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