# N79DD: 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 7, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79DD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79DD

## Aircraft that carried N79DD

- [Cancelled 2013-06-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79DD-2013-06-07): Cessna 500, S/N 500-0254, built 1975. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Hi Tech Helicopter Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HI%20TECH%20HELICOPTER%20INC), [Newport, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Newport)

## NTSB investigations on N79DD (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 LAX90FA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA332), Sep 24, 1990: Cessna 500 (N79DD), San Luis Obispo, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IFR (INSTRUMENT) PROCEDURE, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE (MDA) FOR THE APPROACH. THE ADVERSE WEATHER WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N79DD (2)

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 19900924042189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900924042189A), Sep 24, 1990: Cessna 500CESSNA (N79DD), San Luis Obispo, CA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Descended below dh on ILS approach. Struck trees. Weather below landing minimums. Advised too low. Reported visual.
- [Incident 19900920049309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900920049309I), Sep 20, 1990: Cessna 500CESSNA (N79DD), San Luis Obispo, CA. Both main tires blew on landing. Pilot stated he had anti-skid system on. Had little braking action. Brakes locked.

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