# N979L: 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: January 23, 1975
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=979L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N979L

## Aircraft that carried N979L

- [Cancelled 1975-01-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N979L-1975-01-23): Piper PA-31-310, S/N 31-459. Owner: [Altus Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALTUS%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC), [Altus, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Altus)

## NTSB investigations on N979L (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 FTW75AF029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75AF029), Oct 24, 1974: Piper PA-31 (N979L), Blair, OK, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N979L (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 19741024040129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741024040129A), Oct 24, 1974: Piper PA31 (N979L), Blair, OK, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Traffic control failed to provide radar vectoring as requested. Plt dscnd blo mda.

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