# N6979E: 1960 Cessna 175A, registration cancelled 2018-01-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 8, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 175A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175a) (registry code 2072504)
- Engine: [Continental GO-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (registry code 17024)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A17](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A17), [TCDS E-298](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-298) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 56479
- Year built: 1960
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: January 16, 1960
- Certificate issued: March 21, 2012
- Last registry action: March 22, 2012
- Mode S code: A9484F
- Owner when cancelled: [Hall Widdoss & Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HALL%20WIDDOSS%20%26%20CO%20INC)
- Location: [Spearfish, SD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SD/Spearfish)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 44.4479° N, 103.9405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 57783, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6979E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6979E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6979E-2018-01-08

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 Cessna 175A: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175a.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 CEN12CA658](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA658), Sep 25, 2012: Cessna 175A (N6979E), Spearfish, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed decision to abandon the landing attempt, which resulted in the airplane colliding with rising terrain.

## 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 20120925025229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120925025229A), Sep 25, 2012: Cessna 175A (N6979E), Spearfish, SD, Destroyed. On September 25, 2012, at approximately at 1800 MDT a Cessna 175 executed a forced landing approximately 12 miles west of Spearfish, south dakota. VFR…

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