# N79DD: 1975 Cessna 500, registration cancelled 2013-06-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 7, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 500](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-500) (registry code 2076602)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-1A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-jt15d-1a) (registry code 52110)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A22CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A22CE), [TCDS E25EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E25EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 500-0254
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: June 23, 1982
- Certificate issued: April 19, 1990
- Last registry action: May 9, 1996
- Mode S code: AAB5FB
- Owner when cancelled: [Hi Tech Helicopter Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HI%20TECH%20HELICOPTER%20INC)
- Location: [Newport, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Newport)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 44.6713° N, 124.0306° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97365, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79DD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79DD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79DD-2013-06-07

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 500: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-500.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 LAX90FA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA332), Sep 24, 1990: Cessna 500 (N79DD), San Luis Obispo, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IFR (INSTRUMENT) PROCEDURE, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE (MDA) FOR THE APPROACH. THE ADVERSE WEATHER WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19900924042189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900924042189A), Sep 24, 1990: Cessna 500CESSNA (N79DD), San Luis Obispo, CA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Descended below dh on ILS approach. Struck trees. Weather below landing minimums. Advised too low. Reported visual.
- [Incident 19900920049309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900920049309I), Sep 20, 1990: Cessna 500CESSNA (N79DD), San Luis Obispo, CA. Both main tires blew on landing. Pilot stated he had anti-skid system on. Had little braking action. Brakes locked.

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