# N3179K: 1965 Hispano Aviacion HA-200 SAETA, registration cancelled 2001-12-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 20, 2001
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Hispano Aviacion HA-200 SAETA](https://openairdocs.org/model/hispano-aviacion-ha-200-saeta) (registry code 4380115)
- Engine: [Turbomeca MARBORE IIC](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-marbore-iic) (registry code 60004)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-302](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 20/46
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: August 28, 1996
- Certificate issued: May 16, 1996
- Last registry action: May 18, 1999
- Mode S code: A3646F
- Owner when cancelled: [Hiser Gregory K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HISER%20GREGORY%20K)
- Location: [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.6519° N, 97.4277° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 67209, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3179K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3179K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3179K-2001-12-20

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 Hispano Aviacion HA-200 SAETA: https://openairdocs.org/model/hispano-aviacion-ha-200-saeta.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 FTW97LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA007), Oct 5, 1996: Hispano Aviacion HA-200 Saeta (N3179K), Elk City, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of aircraft control due to a fuel imbalance as a result of a partial failure of the fuel jettison system. A factor was that fuel could not be transferred from the left wing tip fuel tank 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 19961005034439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961005034439A), Oct 5, 1996: Hspavn HA200 (N3179K), Elk City, OK, Substantial damage. Fuel inbalance en route. Diverted. On final tried dump wingtip tanks. One tank dumped only. Cable had jammed. (-23) pilot departed mid-continent airport (ict),…

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