# N9879U: 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: July 6, 1978
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9879U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9879U

## Aircraft that carried N9879U

- [Cancelled 1978-07-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9879U-1978-07-06): Grumman American Avn. AA-5A, S/N AA5A0279. Owner: [Ford Bernard C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FORD%20BERNARD%20C), [Sidney, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Sidney)

## NTSB investigations on N9879U (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 NYC78FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA061), Jun 1, 1978: Amer Avco AA-5A (N9879U), Guilford, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9879U (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 19780601020549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780601020549A), Jun 1, 1978: Grumav AA5A (N9879U), Guilford, NY, Destroyed. Acft entered flat spin. Intentional spins prohibited.

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