# N8979X: 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: April 1, 2010
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8979X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8979X

## Aircraft that carried N8979X

- [Cancelled 2010-04-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8979X-2010-04-01): Cessna 182D, S/N 18253379, built 1961. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Sky S The Limit Parachute Center](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SKY%20S%20THE%20LIMIT%20PARACHUTE%20CENTER), [Beeville, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Beeville)

## NTSB investigations on N8979X (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 DFW08LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA226), Sep 5, 2008: Cessna 182D (N8979X), Orange Grove, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to an improperly installed intake manifold tube.
- [NTSB FTW92LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA170), Jun 6, 1992: Cessna 182D (N8979X), Beeville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: ENGINE POWER LOSS FOR UNDETERMINED CAUSE. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOTS' FAILURE TO LOWER FLAPS FOR THE SHORT FIELD LANDING.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8979X (2)

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 20080905848109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080905848109A), Sep 5, 2008: Cessna 182D (N8979X), Orange Grove, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) The aircraft lost engine power while enroute to alice, TX to drop skydivers at a high school football game. The pilot stated the aircraft engine quit…
- [Accident 19920606022229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920606022229A), Jun 6, 1992: Cessna 182D (N8979X), Beeville, TX, Substantial damage. Lost power on approach to land after releasing parachute jumpers. Nosed over short of strip. No usable fuel aboard

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