Single-engine piston

N79GL

1977 Great Lakes 2T-1A-2

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1977
Serial
0754
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Fresno, CA
Registration record

N79GL on the FAA register

Type
1977 Great Lakes 2T-1A-2
Serial
0754
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-360 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Fresno, CA
Certificate issued
2022-05-17
Airworthiness date
1977-02-18
Registration expires
2029-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
AAB64D
Mode S (octal)
52533115
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-05-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N79GL.
  • 1977-02-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (acrobatic)).
Overview

About N79GL

N79GL is a 1977 Great Lakes 2T-1A-2, serial number 0754. It is registered to co-owners in Fresno, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 17, 2022 and expires on May 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming AEIO-360 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (acrobatic), dated February 18, 1977.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N79GL. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1997-12-10 Accident · Rockford, IL Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI98LA063
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft 1900C — a different aircraft that carried the N79GL registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: improper installation of aileron cables by the maintenance personnel, inadequate inspection by the company's maintenance personnel of maintenance performed, and inadequate preflight by the pilot.

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.