Single-engine piston

N179W

2009 Homebuilt Flightstar IISC

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2009
Serial
22841-IISC
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Hks 700E
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Vandergrift, PA
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Registration record

N179W on the FAA register

Type
2009 Homebuilt Flightstar IISC
Serial
22841-IISC
Engines
Hks 700E
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Vandergrift, PA
Certificate issued
2021-09-03
Airworthiness date
2009-04-16
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A13C90
Mode S (octal)
50236220
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Flightstar Inc FLIGHTSTAR-IISC
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-09-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N179W to the current registrant.
  • 2009-04-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1980-11-22
    N179W previously assigned to a Homebuilt K-5 (s/n 112); cancelled.
  • 1977-05-06
    N179W previously assigned to a Beechcraft 55 Baron (s/n TC-635); cancelled.
Overview

About N179W

N179W is a 2009 Homebuilt Flightstar IISC, serial number 22841-IISC. It is registered to an individual in Vandergrift, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 3, 2021 and expires on September 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Hks 700E engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated April 16, 2009.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N179W. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1977-01-12 Accident · Pampa Tx, 43 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 0230
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft 95-B55 — a different aircraft that carried the N179W registration before this airframe.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.