N6979E
N6979E is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 175A built in 1960. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 8, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Cessna 175A cancelled January 8, 2018
- Serial number
- 56479
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1960
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- March 21, 2012
- Last FAA action
- March 22, 2012
- Last owner
- Hall Widdoss & CO INC (Corporation)
Spearfish, SD - Airworthiness
- Standard
NTSB accident and incident record under N6979E
CEN12CA658Accident on September 25, 2012 at Spearfish, SD: no injuries, substantial damage.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 175A · serial 56479
The pilot's delayed decision to abandon the landing attempt, which resulted in the airplane colliding with rising terrain.
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