N5079R is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Rowe William D PIETENPOL built in 1997. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 8, 2015. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Rowe William D PIETENPOL cancelled May 8, 2015
- Serial number
- 6518
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1997
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- January 8, 1998
- Last FAA action
- January 19, 2010
- Last owner
- Rowe William D (Individual)
South Bend, WA - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
Hughes Helicopters Inc HUGHES 369D cancelled date not given
- Serial number
- 811035D
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- N-number assigned but not yet registered
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Withheld
- Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N5079R
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Rowe PIETENPOL · serial 6518
The pilot's failure to maintain an airspeed above power-off stall speed (Vso) while attempting a forced landing after a total loss of engine power, and his failure to move the fuel selector switch to the 'ON' position prior to takeoff. Factors include the pilot's failure to use a checklist, fuel starvation, and an inadequate fuel valve location.
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