# N78979: 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 23, 1976
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78979
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78979

## Aircraft that carried N78979

- [Cancelled 1976-06-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78979-1976-06-23): Mooney M20C, S/N 2013. Owner: [Wylde John W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WYLDE%20JOHN%20W), [Greenup, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Greenup)

## NTSB investigations on N78979 (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 CHI76AC056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76AC056), Mar 31, 1976: Mooney M20C (N78979), Blue Mound, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N78979 (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 19760331011471A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760331011471A), Mar 31, 1976: Mooney M20C (N78979), Blue Mound, IL, Destroyed. Both stabilizers separated aprx 4 in outboard at front spar. Acft dscnding fm psn abv Piper acft.

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