# N8179P: 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 21, 1981
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8179P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8179P

## Aircraft that carried N8179P

- [Cancelled 1981-01-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8179P-1981-01-21): Piper PA-24-180, S/N 243435. Owner: [Scott George P Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCOTT%20GEORGE%20P%20JR), [Welch, WV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WV/Welch)

## NTSB investigations on N8179P (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 IAD79FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA049), May 13, 1979: Piper PA-24 (N8179P), Welch, WV, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8179P (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 19790513018199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790513018199A), May 13, 1979: Piper PA24 (N8179P), Welch, WV, Destroyed. Pilot lost control in bad weather.

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