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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N6179Z

N6179Z is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Six-Chuter SPIRIT built in 2002. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 14, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Six-Chuter SPIRIT cancelled July 14, 2017

Serial number
5503140
Type
Powered parachute · Two-cycle piston
Year built
2002
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
September 29, 2008
Last FAA action
September 29, 2008
Last owner
Taylor David W (Individual)
Carrizo Springs, TX
Airworthiness
Experimental · Registered before Jan 31, 2008

Piper PA-25 cancelled April 6, 1994

Serial number
25212
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Second attempt to mail the triennial form, no response
Certificate issued
October 19, 1990
Last FAA action
November 17, 1993
Last owner
Bidde Bob CO INC (Corporation)
No Myrtle Beach, SC
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N6179Z

ATL92LA116Accident on June 6, 1992 at Socastee, SC: serious injuries, destroyed.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-25 · serial 25-212

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN PROPER CLEARANCE FROM TERRAIN DURING THE MANEUVER. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO RELEASE THE BANNER, AND THE EXCESSIVE SIZE OF THE BANNER.

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