Single-engine piston

N979

1927 Swallow Swallow

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1927
Serial
842
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Wright CURTISS OX5
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Adelanto, CA
Registration record

N979 on the FAA register

Type
1927 Swallow Swallow
Serial
842
Engines
Wright CURTISS OX5
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Adelanto, CA
Certificate issued
2018-10-25
Airworthiness date
2003-05-30
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
ADA513
Mode S (octal)
53322423
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-10-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N979 to the current registrant.
  • 2003-05-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1989-05-22
    N979 previously assigned to a Homebuilt 85B (s/n 203); cancelled.
  • 1929-08-16
    N979 previously assigned to a Advance Waco 10 (s/n 882); cancelled.
  • 1927
    Manufactured (1927).
Overview

About N979

N979 is a 1927 Swallow Swallow, serial number 842. It is registered to an individual in Adelanto, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 25, 2018 and expires on October 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Wright CURTISS OX5 engine and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated May 30, 2003.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N979.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N979.

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.