# N79BF: 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 6, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79BF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79BF

## Aircraft that carried N79BF

- [Cancelled 2012-06-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79BF-2012-06-06): Bellanca 17-31ATC, S/N 78-31152, built 1978. Third renewal notice. Owner: [Bellanca Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELLANCA%20INC), [Dallesport, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Dallesport)

## NTSB investigations on N79BF (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 WPR11FA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA256), Jun 11, 2011: Bellanca 17-31ATC (N79BF), Ukiah, OR, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The non-instrument-rated pilot's decision to conduct a visual flight rules flight over mountainous terrain into a region covered by clouds, which likely resulted in spatial disorientation and…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N79BF (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 20110611011169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110611011169A), Jun 11, 2011: Bellanca 17-31ATC (N79BF), Ukiah, OR, Destroyed, 3 fatal. The pilot in command lost control of N79BF, a Bellanca 17-31ATC, and the aircraft descended vertically from 14,000 feet MSL into remote, high terrain. All…

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