# N8779D: 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 17, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8779D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8779D

## Aircraft that carried N8779D

- [Cancelled 2018-01-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8779D-2018-01-17): Piper PA-22-160, S/N 22-5967, built 1958. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Grady Charles T DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRADY%20CHARLES%20T%20DBA), [Talent, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Talent)

## NTSB investigations on N8779D (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 LAX88LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA035), Oct 18, 1987: Piper PA-22-160 (N8779D), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8779D (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 19871018066819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871018066819A), Oct 18, 1987: Piper PA22160 (N8779D), Tucson, AZ, Substantial damage. Engine started after pilot hand propped it. Passenger was unable to stop aircraft. It jumped chocks. Hit a hangar.

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