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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N2979X

N2979X is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 177. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 13, 1992. The last status on file was "valid registration".

Cessna 177 cancelled August 13, 1992

Serial number
17700379
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
September 8, 1989
Last FAA action
September 12, 1989
Last owner
Torcivia Louis S (Co-owned)
Marietta, GA
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N2979X

ATL90FA119Accident on May 26, 1990 at Canton, GA: fatal, destroyed (2 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 177 · serial 17700379

THE INTENTIONAL FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS BY THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT.

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