# N8979W: 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: December 16, 1971
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8979W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8979W

## Aircraft that carried N8979W

- [Cancelled 1971-12-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8979W-1971-12-16): Piper PA-28-235, S/N 28-10813. Owner: [Wright George G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WRIGHT%20GEORGE%20G), [Colby, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Colby)

## NTSB investigations on N8979W (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 DEN67D0242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0242), Feb 26, 1967: Piper PA-28 (N8979W), Rocky Ford, CO, substantial damage

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