# N779MF: 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: June 9, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=779MF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N779MF

## Aircraft that carried N779MF

- [Cancelled 2017-06-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N779MF-2017-06-09): Piper PA-31T, S/N 31T-7920093, built 1979. Owner: [American Medflight Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20MEDFLIGHT%20INC), [Reno, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Reno)

## NTSB investigations on N779MF (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 WPR17FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17FA024), Nov 19, 2016: Piper PA 31T (N779MF), Elko, NV, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power to the left engine for reasons that could not be determined due to the extensive fire and impact damage to the airplane.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N779MF (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 20161118018589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161118018589A), Nov 18, 2016: Piper PA-31T (N779MF), Elko, NV, Substantial damage, 4 fatal. During the departure from Elko airport, runway 6, the aircraft made a sharp left spiraling descending turn contacting a parked pickup truck with the left wing,…

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