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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N4579C

N4579C is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell 430. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 6, 1997 when the aircraft was exported to Taiwan. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.

Bell 430 cancelled November 6, 1997

Serial number
49015
Type
Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Exported to
Taiwan
Certificate issued
October 22, 1996
Last FAA action
October 22, 1996
Last owner
Bell Helicopter Textron INC (Corporation)
Fort Worth, TX
Airworthiness
None on file

Colman John Patrick BENSEN B-8M cancelled April 5, 1991

Serial number
2544
Type
Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
February 25, 1984
Last FAA action
January 31, 1991
Last owner
Coleman John P (Individual)
Fortuna, CA
Airworthiness
None on file

Cessna 170B cancelled May 5, 1960

Serial number
25523
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Exported to
Canada
Certificate issued
October 29, 1959
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Keith L Robert (Co-owned)
Rutland, VT
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N4579C

LAX86FVD02Accident on November 12, 1985 at Eureka, CA: fatal, substantial damage (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: John Patrick Coleman BENSEN B-8M · serial 2544

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