N21979 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 150L built in 1973. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 24, 2021. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.
Cessna 150L cancelled April 24, 2021
- Serial number
- 15074585
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1973
- Last status
- Sale reported, canceled
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- July 20, 2020
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Crystal, MN - Airworthiness
- Standard · Utility
Curtiss YP-60-E cancelled March 1, 1948
- Serial number
- 27691
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- August 29, 1947
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Desanto Cornelia B (Individual)
Elizabeth, WV - Airworthiness
- None on file
Gruman GRUMAN BABY cancelled January 21, 1928
- Serial number
- A-276
- Type
- Glider · None
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Withheld (Individual)
- Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N21979
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 150 · serial 15074585
The student pilot's improper landing flare and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action during landing, which resulted in a loss of airplane control and impact with terrain.
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