# N8779P: 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: November 17, 1972
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8779P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8779P

## Aircraft that carried N8779P

- [Cancelled 1972-11-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8779P-1972-11-17): Piper PA-24-260, S/N 24-4230. Owner: [E O Young](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/E%20O%20YOUNG), [Harlingen, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Harlingen)

## NTSB investigations on N8779P (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 FTW72AF013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72AF013), Jul 7, 1971: Piper PA-24 (N8779P), Missing Aircraft, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB FTW68D0209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0209), Aug 22, 1967: Piper PA-24 (N8779P), Woodsboro, TX, substantial damage

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