# N79: Sikorsky S-38-C, registration cancelled 1940-04-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 27, 1940
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Sikorsky S-38-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-38-c) (registry code 8140699)
- Serial number: 214-3
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: September 8, 1939
- Mode S code: AAB5AB
- Owner when cancelled: [Daufkirch George J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAUFKIRCH%20GEORGE%20J)
- Location: [East Elmhurst Lil, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/East%20Elmhurst%20Lil)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79-1940-04-27

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 Sikorsky S-38-C: https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-38-c.md

## Other aircraft with N79

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79): Beech 300, S/N FF-14, built 1988
- [Cancelled 1960-05-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79-1960-05-04): Beech C18S, S/N 8066. Owner: [Federal Aviation Agency](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FEDERAL%20AVIATION%20AGENCY), [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)
- [Cancelled 1939-07-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79-1939-07-17): Stinson SR-8B, S/N 9813. Owner: [Civil Aeronautics Authority](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CIVIL%20AERONAUTICS%20AUTHORITY), [Washington Dc, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington%20Dc)

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