# N779: 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: February 4, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=779
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N779

## Aircraft that carried N779

- [Cancelled 2017-02-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N779-2017-02-04): Let BLANIK L-13, S/N 175222, built 1972. Revoked, canceled. Owner: [Vander Knapp William J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VANDER%20KNAPP%20WILLIAM%20J), [Pensacola, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Pensacola)
- [Cancelled 1928-07-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N779-1928-07-26): Hess BLUEBIRD H-1, S/N H.I.I8, built 1926

## NTSB investigations on N779 (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 MIA78FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA008), Oct 27, 1977: Let-Np-K L-13 (N779), Pensacola, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N779 (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 19771027041149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771027041149A), Oct 27, 1977: Let L13BLANIK (N779), Pensacola, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Glider out of position behind tow plane and released. Spoilers found extended.

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