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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N179V

N179V is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Vanek Jim SPORT COPTER VORTEX built in 2007. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 14, 2016. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Vanek Jim SPORT COPTER VORTEX cancelled April 14, 2016

Serial number
007
Type
Rotorcraft · Two-cycle piston
Year built
2007
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
January 11, 2013
Last FAA action
August 16, 2015
Last owner
Lodge John M (Individual)
Haines City, FL
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built

Cessna Aircraft Co CG-2 cancelled March 8, 1933

Serial number
51
Type
Glider · None
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
May 7, 1930
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Winstead Carl (Individual)
Wichita, KS
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N179V

ERA15LA373Accident on September 24, 2015 at Lake Wales, FL: minor injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Vanek Jim SPORT COPTER VORTEX · serial 007

A loss of engine power due to a lean fuel/air mixture as a result of a disconnected fuel primer line.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site