N2279Y is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cameron Balloons Z-65 built in 2008. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 8, 2021. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cameron Balloons Z-65 cancelled May 8, 2021
- Serial number
- 6527
- Type
- Balloon · None
- Year built
- 2008
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- August 11, 2008
- Last FAA action
- December 11, 2017
- Last owner
- Aerial Promotions INC (Corporation)
Houston, TX - Airworthiness
- Standard · Balloon
Cessna 177 cancelled December 6, 2004
- Serial number
- 17700079
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1967
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- October 12, 1995
- Last FAA action
- October 19, 2004
- Last owner
- Gunther Kern (Individual)
San Jose, CA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N2279Y
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 177 · serial 17700079
The pilot's premature liftoff and his failure to maintain/obtain airspeed and directional control during takeoff.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 177 · serial 17700079
THE PILOTS POOR PLANNING IN NOT PROPERLY SECURING THE AIRCRAFT WITH TIEDOWNS, CHOCKS OR BRAKES PRIOR TO ATTEMPTING TO START THE ENGINE BY HAND PROPPING.
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