# N179GA: Dassault/Sud FAN JET FALCON, registration cancelled 2007-02-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 27, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Dassault/Sud FAN JET FALCON](https://openairdocs.org/model/dassault-sud-fan-jet-falcon) (registry code 2720302)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 100
- Year built: 0
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: August 19, 1994
- Certificate issued: November 25, 1997
- Last registry action: May 17, 2005
- Mode S code: A13B33
- Owner when cancelled: [Grand Aire Express Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRAND%20AIRE%20EXPRESS%20INC)
- Location: [Swanton, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Swanton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.5940° N, 83.8787° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 43558, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N179GA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=179GA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N179GA-2007-02-27

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Dassault/Sud FAN JET FALCON: https://openairdocs.org/model/dassault-sud-fan-jet-falcon.md

## Service difficulty reports (8)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR GXP2002F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GXP2002F00000), Apr 16, 2002: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. NOSE GEAR LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE (DOES NOT TEST EITHER). REPLACED ( 2 GE 327) GEAR DOWN LIGHT BULBS. GEAR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND TEST IS PROPER.
- [SDR GXPA0102](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GXPA0102), Feb 6, 2001: COOLER. LEAKING. DUE TO LOW OIL PRESSURE NR 1 ENGINE SHUT DOWN IN FLIGHT AND DIVERTED. FOUND NR 1 ENGINE FUEL / OIL COOLER LEAKING. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR1 ENGINE FUEL / OIL CO
- [SDR 20001205SH019](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20001205SH019), Oct 28, 2000: CONTROL VALVE. FAILED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SDF DUE TO CABIN WILL NOT PRESSURIZE. RADAR SHORTS WITH LOW CABIN PRESSURE. REMOVED AND REPLACED AIRCRAFT CONTROL VALVE. OK TO DEFER FOR ME
- [SDR 20001205SH020](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20001205SH020), Oct 27, 2000: CONTROLLER. FAILED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED BACK TO SDF DUE TO AIRCRAFT DOES NOT PRESSURIZE IN AUTO. OPENED EMERGENCY VALVE, COCKPIT FILLED WITH SMOKE. RADAR SHORTS OUT AND IS INTERMITTE
- [SDR GXPA00016](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GXPA00016), Jun 10, 2000: INDICATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. AIRCRAFT LANDED BACK SDF AFTER TAKEOFF DUE TO OIL PRESSURE GOING INTO RED LINE ON LT ENGINE. REMOVED AND REPLACED TRIPLE INDICATOR GAUGE AND AIRCRAFT COMPLETED 
- [SDR GXPA97014](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GXPA97014), Jun 10, 1997: FIRE LOOP. MALFUNCTION. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED EL PASO, TEXAS EN ROUTE FOR DAYTON, OHIO. 22,000 FEET IN-FLIGHT, LEFT ENGINE ZONE I FIRE LIGHT CAME ON. REDUCED POWER SETTING AND RETURNED TO 
- [SDR 95ZZZX1011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX1011), Jan 11, 1995: ENGINE. FLAME OUT. ENGINE FLAMED OUT TWICE DURING HIGH ALTITUDE FLAME OUT CHECK. SUSPECT CAUSE AS INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURE. RECOMMEND TEAR DOWN ENGINE FOR INSPECTION.
- [SDR 95ZZZX1012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX1012), Jan 10, 1995: FUEL CONTROL. MALFUNCTION. LEFT ENGINE FLAMED OUT TWICE (ONCE AT CLIMB-OUT THROUGH 33,000 FEET, RE-LIGHT AT 24,000 FEET), FLAMED OUT AGAIN AT 30,000 FEET. SUSPECT CAUSE AS MALFUNCTION OF 

## NTSB investigations (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 CHI03FA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03FA099), Apr 8, 2003: Dassault DA-20C (N179GA), St Louis, MO, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot in command's improper in-flight decision not to divert to an alternate destination resulting in the exhaustion of the airplane's fuel supply, and his failure to relay his low fuel state to…

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20030408009069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030408009069A), Apr 8, 2003: Amd FALCON (N179GA), St Louis, MO, Destroyed. (-23) Gax 179, DA-20 a Falcon was given missed approach directions by the stl tower when, during an ILS 30R approach the weather dropped below visual…

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