# N8979: 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: July 11, 2019
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8979
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8979

## Aircraft that carried N8979

- [Cancelled 2019-07-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8979-2019-07-11): Schwarzler Robert KOLB MARK III, S/N M-1072, built 1999. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Gordon Nicholas C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GORDON%20NICHOLAS%20C), [Osage, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Osage)
- [Cancelled 1930-03-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8979-1930-03-14): Monocoupe MONOPREP, S/N 6052, built 1930. Owner: [United Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Elizabeth, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Elizabeth)

## NTSB investigations on N8979 (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 SEA99LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA155), Sep 3, 1999: Schwarzler Kolb Mark 3 (N8979), Independence, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while on approach.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8979 (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 19990903026229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990903026229A), Sep 3, 1999: Amtr MARKIII (N8979), Independence, OR, Substantial damage. (.19) On September 3, 1999, about 1130 pacific daylight time, a schwarzler kolb mark 3, N8979, registered to a private owner, and operated by the pilot as a 14…

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