# N8179U: 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: September 1, 1982
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8179U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8179U

## Aircraft that carried N8179U

- [Cancelled 1982-09-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8179U-1982-09-01): Cessna 172F, S/N 17252079. Owner: [Brown Tyre H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BROWN%20TYRE%20H), [Flagstaff, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Flagstaff)

## NTSB investigations on N8179U (2)

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 LAX79DUJ91](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ91), Jun 30, 1979: Cessna 172 (N8179U), Rimrock, AZ, destroyed
- [NTSB FTW72FPD25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FPD25), Dec 27, 1971: Cessna 172F (N8179U), Cisco, TX, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8179U (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 19790630019099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790630019099A), Jun 30, 1979: Cessna 172 (N8179U), Rimrock, AZ, Substantial damage. Pilot lost control during cross wind landing and crashed off side of runway.

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