# N9779Q: 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: March 20, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9779Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9779Q

## Aircraft that carried N9779Q

- [Cancelled 2013-03-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9779Q-2013-03-20): Smith AEROSTAR 601P, S/N 61P-0407-143. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Portland, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Portland)

## NTSB investigations on N9779Q (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 FTW79FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA048), Feb 16, 1979: Aerostar 601P (N9779Q), New Braunfels, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9779Q (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 19790216007679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790216007679A), Feb 16, 1979: Piper 601PSMITH (N9779Q), New Braunfels, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft was observed to dive out of an overcast and burn on ground contact.

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