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N779GA

Cancelled 2014
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Deregistered aircraft · 1978 Grumman American Avn. GA-7 · Lycoming 0-320 series

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Cancelled
June 27, 2014
Exported to
Germany
Status when cancelled
Valid registration
Serial number
GA7-0066
Year built
1978
Type
Fixed wing multi engine
Engine
Reciprocating
Airworthiness
Standard, normal
Airworthiness date
November 30, 1978
Certificate issued
April 13, 1994
Last registry action
October 14, 2013
Mode S code
AA8B0D
Owner when cancelled
Renz Kenneth G
Location
Moraga, CA
Owner type
Individual
Airframe modelGrumman American Avn. GA-7TCDS A17SO · ADs, bulletins and aircraft registered nowEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesTCDS E-274 · Reciprocating

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners’ street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

FAA incident reports · 3

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N779GA and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

Incident 19910723035009IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Houston, TXLeft engine feathered for single engine training. Unable to restart engine. Returned to airport on one engine.Jul 23, 1991Incident 19910309010719IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Houston, TXLeft engine failed in flight. Secured. Precautionary landing at Houston.Mar 9, 1991Incident 19850504027779INormal Cruise · Indianapolis, INRoughness, yaw to right and smoke in cockpit. Engine shutdown. Found hole in crankcase due to failed connecting rodMay 4, 1985

Service difficulty reports · 1

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

SDR 97ZZZX3389Muffler · crackedDURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, RIGHT EXHAUST MUFFLER WAS PRESSURIZED AND FOUND CRACKED AT TAIL PIPE OUTLET. A LARGE QUANTITY OF SOOT (EXHAUST GAS RESIDUE) WAS SEEN FLOWING OUT OF THE CRACK AND INTO THE DUCTING TO THE CABIN HEAT SYSTEM. THIS DEFECT HAD BEEN LEAKINJul 17, 1997 · N779GA · Gulstm GA7 · Engine Noise Suppressor

Other aircraft with N779GA · 2

The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled. N779GA is registered now to the first aircraft listed.

NowGulfstream Aerospace GVIII-G700 · S/N 87179Registered now · Gulfstream Aerospace Corp, Savannah, GA2025Gulfstream Aerospace GVIII-G700 · S/N 87079Cancelled Sep 10, 2025 · Exported to Cayman Islands · Built 2025 · Gulfstream Aerospace Corp, Savannah, GA