# N2979X: Cessna 177, registration cancelled 1992-08-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 13, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A13CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A13CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17700379
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 8, 1989
- Last registry action: September 12, 1989
- Mode S code: A31324
- Owners when cancelled: [Torcivia Louis S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TORCIVIA%20LOUIS%20S), [Varriale Carmine J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VARRIALE%20CARMINE%20J)
- Location: [Marietta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Marietta)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0065° N, 84.4730° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30062, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2979X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2979X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2979X-1992-08-13

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Cessna 177: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177.md

## 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 ATL90FA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA119), May 26, 1990: Cessna 177 (N2979X), Canton, GA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE INTENTIONAL FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS BY THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT.

## 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 19900526017399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900526017399A), May 26, 1990: Cessna 177 (N2979X), Canton, GA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. VFR pilot lost control and dived vertically to ground. No power on impact. Low clouds and haze in area.

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