N1879W is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Hughes TH-55. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 20, 2011. The last status on file was "n-number assigned, not registered, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Hughes TH-55 cancelled June 20, 2011
- Serial number
- 6418140
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- N-number assigned, not registered, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- January 30, 2006
- Last owner
- Withheld
- Airworthiness
- None on file
Piper PA-31T2 cancelled January 25, 1991
- Serial number
- 31T8166065
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turboprop
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- February 24, 1984
- Last FAA action
- March 21, 1985
- Last owner
- Century Life Of America (Corporation)
Waverly, IA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N1879W
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-31T2 · serial 31T-8166065
THE PILOT'S IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES BY NOT FEATHERING THE LEFT ENGINE AFTER IT LOST POWER AND/OR WAS SHUT DOWN, AND HIS FAILURE TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT AT OR ABOVE THE MINIMUM CONTROL AIRSPEED (VMC), WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: AN UNDETERMINED PROBLEM CONCERNING THE LEFT ENGINE THAT CAUSED IT TO LOSE POWER OR PROMPTED THE PILOT TO SHUT IT DOWN.
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