# N9979W: 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: August 21, 1974
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9979W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9979W

## Aircraft that carried N9979W

- [Cancelled 1974-08-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9979W-1974-08-21): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 28-23527, built 1967. Owner: [Thornton Thomas](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THORNTON%20THOMAS), [Pittsburgh, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Pittsburgh)

## NTSB investigations on N9979W (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 IAD74AI067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74AI067), Jun 7, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N9979W), Harper Ferry, WV, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9979W (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 19740607020459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740607020459A), Jun 7, 1974: Piper PA28140 (N9979W), Harper Ferry, WV, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Thick fog obsvd in area. Acft hit support cable for 249FT twr on mtn 1510FT MSL.cable bkn 200FT AGL

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