# N79SP: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: March 25, 1997
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79SP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79SP

## Aircraft that carried N79SP

- [Cancelled 1997-03-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79SP-1997-03-25): Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, S/N 45540. Owner: [West Virginia State Police](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEST%20VIRGINIA%20STATE%20POLICE), [South Charleston, WV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WV/South%20Charleston)
- [Cancelled 1983-05-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79SP-1983-05-04): Bell 206B, S/N 892. Owner: [Department Of Public Safety](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEPARTMENT%20OF%20PUBLIC%20SAFETY), [Institute, WV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WV/Institute)

## NTSB investigations on N79SP (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 NYC96GA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96GA083), Apr 4, 1996: Bell 206L-1 (N79SP), Charleston, WV, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the helicopter manufacturer's inadequate maintenance service bulletin inspection interval which failed to provide timely detection of preexisting fatigue cracks in the tail boom. Factors were: the…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N79SP (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 19960404045829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960404045829A), Apr 4, 1996: Bell 206L1 (N79SP), Charleston, WV, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Tail boom skin seperated due fatigue in flight. Lost tail section. 206 then broke up. Tail skin inspection overdue.

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