# N8790B: 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: September 2, 1998
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8790B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8790B

## Aircraft that carried N8790B

- [Cancelled 1998-09-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8790B-1998-09-02): Grooms Walter KOLB FIRESTAR, S/N F1121. Owner: [Grooms Walter](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GROOMS%20WALTER), [Pleasant Valley, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Pleasant%20Valley)
- [Cancelled 1970-08-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8790B-1970-08-21): Cessna 172, S/N 36490, built 1957. Owner: [Postic Michael](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/POSTIC%20MICHAEL), [Thomaston, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Thomaston)

## NTSB investigations on N8790B (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 NYC67F0002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0002), Jun 3, 1966: Cessna 172 (N8790B), Northfield, CT, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC66D0231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0231), Sep 9, 1965: Cessna 172 (N8790B), Litchfield, CT, substantial damage

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