# N7979L: 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: January 30, 1989
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7979L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7979L

## Aircraft that carried N7979L

- [Cancelled 1989-01-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7979L-1989-01-30): Beech A23-19, S/N MB160. Triennial form not returned

## NTSB investigations on N7979L (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 DEN88FA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88FA099), Apr 20, 1988: Beech A23-19 (N7979L), Gunnison, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N7979L (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 19880420009979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880420009979A), Apr 20, 1988: Beech A2319 (N7979L), Gunnison, CO, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Struck trees trying to climb over a mountain pass. Pass exceeded climb ability. Was near gross. Strong downdrafts.

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