# N979: 1927 Swallow SWALLOW

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Swallow SWALLOW](https://openairdocs.org/model/swallow-swallow) (registry code 8760102, 3 seats)
- Engine: [Wright CURTISS OX5](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-curtiss-ox5) (registry code 67002)
- Data sheets: [TCDS ATC 21 Swallow](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/ATC%2021%20Swallow) (Swallow Airplane Company), [TCDS Group 2 Curtiss OX-5](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/Group%202%20Curtiss%20OX-5) (Wright Aeronautical Division Curtiss-Wright Corporation) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 842
- Year built: 1927
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: May 30, 2003
- Certificate issued: October 25, 2018
- Expires: October 31, 2028
- Mode S code: ADA513
- Registered owner: [Laird Charles L IV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAIRD%20CHARLES%20L%20IV)
- Location: [Adelanto, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Adelanto)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.6518° N, 117.5261° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92301, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=979
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N979

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Swallow SWALLOW)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Wright CURTISS OX5)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N979.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N979.

## Reports on N979 not matched to an aircraft (4)

They name N979, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19810824066339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810824066339I), Aug 24, 1981: Doug DC9 (N979), Houston, SW. Zk on approach no left landing gear safe indication. Landed ok. Found loose connection for indicator light.
- [Incident 19801119080409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801119080409I), Nov 19, 1980: Doug DC9 (N979), Baltimore, MD. Rear cargo door came open at V1, flight returned. Reason for door opening is under investigation.
- [Incident 19800711060259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800711060259I), Jul 11, 1980: Boeing 727 (N979), Wilkes Barre, PA. Emergency descent when control of cabin pressure lost at AL260. Door seals & outflow valve leaking.
- [Incident 19790615016769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790615016769I), Jun 15, 1979: Doug DC9 (N979), Des Moines, IA. Company received telephone bomb threat. Aircraft en route, landed. Was searched, nothing found.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (1)

Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

### Approved for the airframe (Swallow SWALLOW)

- [STC SA04652CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA04652CH): To allow use of 100R grade aviation fuel meeting Swift Fuel, LLC specification. Swift Fuels LLC

## Earlier aircraft with N979

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N979 before.

- [Cancelled 1989-05-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N979-1989-05-22): Knight Twister 85B, S/N 203. N-number assigned, not yet registered
- [Cancelled 1929-08-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N979-1929-08-16): Advance WACO 10, S/N 882, built 1927. Owner: [Holmes Kenneth W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOLMES%20KENNETH%20W), [Kearney, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Kearney)

## Related

- Other Swallow SWALLOW aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/swallow-swallow/aircraft.md
- The Wright CURTISS OX5 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-curtiss-ox5.md

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