# N779B: Beech A35, registration cancelled 1973-09-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 24, 1973
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beech A35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (registry code 1151504)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-777](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-777) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: D-1789
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 1, 1972
- Mode S code: AA8A8F
- Owner when cancelled: [Sousa Maynard J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUSA%20MAYNARD%20J)
- Location: [San Luis Obispo, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Luis%20Obispo)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N779B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=779B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N779B-1973-09-24

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 Beech A35: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 LAX72FVM37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72FVM37), Jun 16, 1972: Beech A35 (N779B), Paso Robles, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX72FUM10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72FUM10), Oct 8, 1971: Beech A35 (N779B), Campo, CA, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N779B

- [Cancelled 2002-03-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N779B-2002-03-04): Brown Richard C KITFOX III, S/N 1051. Owner: [Brown Richard C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BROWN%20RICHARD%20C), [Morgantown, WV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WV/Morgantown)

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