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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N4979Y

N4979Y is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-25-235. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 1, 1984. The last status on file was "valid registration".

Piper PA-25-235 cancelled August 1, 1984

Serial number
25-4730
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
September 11, 1968
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Ramsey Joe (Individual)
Plainview, TX
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N4979Y

FTW82FQG19Accident on July 10, 1982 at Edmonson, TX: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-25 · serial 25-4730

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